Leny (civil parish)

For the townland in County Westmeath, see Leny, County Westmeath.

Leny Léine
Civil parish
Leny Location of Leny within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°36′22″N 7°25′32″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Westmeath
Irish grid reference	N380619

Leny (Irish: Léine)^[1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 10.5 kilometres (7 mi) north–west of Mullingar. This name also applies to the townland of Leny; neither should be confused with the Falls of Leny in Scotland.

Leny is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 4,247.8 acres (17.190 km²).

Leny civil parish comprises 15 townlands: Ballinalack (village), Ballinalack, Ballynafid, Ballyvade, Clanhugh Demesne, Culleenabohoge, Culleendarragh, Cullenhugh, Farrow, Glebe, Kilpatrick, Knightswood, Leny, Rathaniska and Rathbennett.

The neighbouring civil parishes are: Russagh, Lackan and Multyfarnham to the north, Tyfarnham to the east, Portloman, Portnashangan and Templeoran to the south and Kilbixy (barony of Moygoish) and Rathaspick (Moygoish) to the west.^[2][3]

References

1. Leny civil parish Logainm.ie Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
2. Leny civil parish, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 10 June 2015.
3. Leny civil parish, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 10 June 2015.

External links

• Leny civil parish at the IreAtlas Townland Data Base
• Leny civil parish at Townlands.ie
• Leny civil parish at Logainm.ie