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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.
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 ...
Delvin (Irish: Dealbhna or Dealbhna Mhór) [2] is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland; it is located on the N52 road at a junction with the N51 to Navan.The town is 20 km (12 mi) from Mullingar (along the N52).
Kilbeggan Racecourse is around 1 kilometre north of the town. It is Ireland's only all-National Hunt course. [7] Kilbeggan is home to Mercy Secondary School, which stands on the Dublin Road. It is linked to the Mercy Convent, situated in the town. Durrow Abbey is located around 4 kilometres south of the town, just across the county boundary ...
The Geographical Centre of Ireland, according to an investigation and calculation carried out by the Official Irish Government Mapping Agency, Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) published on the official OSI website on 24 February 2022 is near the village of Castletown Geoghegan, County Westmeath. The exact location lies at the Irish Transverse ...
Ballymore (Irish: An Baile Mór, meaning 'big town') [2] is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the R390 road between Athlone and Mullingar. The historic Hill of Uisneach is nearby. The village was known in medieval times as the medieval borough of Ballymore Lough Sewdy, or Loughsewdy, after the nearby lake, the site of an ancient ...
Collinstown (Irish: Baile na gCailleach) [2] is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km (11 mi) northeast of the county town of Mullingar and (as of the 2016 census ) had a population of 356.
Rosemount, historically called Ballybrickoge [1] (Irish: Baile an Bhric Óig), is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located 5 km northeast of the town of Moate . History