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Brawny ()〔(Brawny ) ''The Placenames Database of Ireland'' Retrieved 27 May 2015〕 is a barony in south–west County Westmeath, Ireland. It was formed by 1672.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Barony of Brawny, Co. Westmeath )〕 It is bordered by County Roscommon to the west. It also borders two other Westmeath baronies: Kilkenny West (to the north–east) and Clonlonan (to the south-east). The largest centre of population in the barony is the town of Athlone. ==Geography== Brawny has an area of .〔 The barony contains a small part of the southern end of the second largest lake on the River Shannon, Lough Ree. It also includes part of the eastern half of the Shannon as far as Long Island to the south. The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at .〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=''Ordnance Survey Ireland'' )〕 Several significant roads pass through the barony. The M6, a motorway forming part of the N6 Dublin to Galway national primary road, the N55 national secondary road connecting Athlone to Cavan and the N62 connecting the M6 to the M8. A railway line carrying several of the national rail company Iarnród Éireann's intercity services also passes through the barony. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brawny (barony)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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