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Coosan (Irish: Cuasán, meaning 'cavern" or "grotto') [1] is a townland and suburb just north of Athlone, County Westmeath in Ireland. [2] The suburb is surrounded on three sides by Lough Ree and on one side by Athlone. Coosan attracts tourists over the summer months due to its location on the edge of Lough Ree.
Glassan or Glasson (Irish: Glasán [2]), also the Village of the Roses, [3] is a small village in rural County Westmeath, Ireland. [4] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Athlone , on the N55 national secondary road , not far from the shores of Lough Ree .
Moate (/ m oʊ t /; Irish: An Móta) [2] is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 3,013. [1] The town's Irish name, An Móta, is derived from the term motte-and-bailey, as the Normans built an example of this type of fortification here. The earthwork is still visible behind the buildings on the main ...
Athlone (/ æ θ ˈ l oʊ n /; Irish: Baile Átha Luain, meaning 'The town of Luan's ford' [ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ]) [2] is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree.
Knockdrin (Irish: Cnoc Droinne) [1] is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle. The R394 regional road, the main Mullingar to Castlepollard route, runs through the area.
Castlepollard (Irish: Baile na gCros or Cionn Toirc) [2] is a village in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar . Name
Irishtown is a townland in Mullingar in County Westmeath, Ireland. [1] [2] The townland is located to the north of the town, to the south of Lough Owel. St Finian's College stands on the townland. [3]
Westmeath is an active sporting county. The Westmeath GAA senior football team won the Leinster Senior Football Championship, the Delaney Cup, in 2004. They also won the National Football League Division 2 in 2001, 2003 and 2008. The Westmeath senior hurling team has enjoyed much recent success winning the Christy Ring Cup in 2005, 2007 and 2010.