Durrow, County Westmeath (civil parish) Durrow, County Westmeath (civil parish) Durrow () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south–south–west of Mullingar. Durrow is one of 8 civil parishes in the barony of Moycashel in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . It is contiguous with the remainder of the Durrow civil parish, which is in County Offaly. Durrow civil parish, County Westmeath comprises 8 townlands: Ballybroder, Ballycahan, Cappalahy, Derrygolan, Frevanagh, Keeloge, Pallas and Rostalla. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Ardnurcher or Horseleap and Kilbeggan to the north, Rahugh to the east and County Offaly to the south
County Offaly out across the county with the Bog of Allen extending into four other counties. The county consists of approximately 42,000 hectares of peatlands which is 21% of Offaly's total land area. Offaly contains approximately of forest and woodland area, which only amounts to 4.5% of the county's land area. This includes woodlands within the Slieve Blooms and the Lough Boora Parklands. Roughly 75% of Offaly's forested area is Conifer High Forest. The following are the historical baronies located in County Offaly: One of the earliest known settlements in County Offaly is at Boora bog which dates back to the Mesolithic