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As of the 2020 census [1] there were 1,036 people, 370 households, and 250 families residing in the township. The population density was 27.51 inhabitants per square mile (10.62/km 2).
Mullingar (Irish: An Muileann gCearr, meaning 'the left–handed mill') [1] is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It includes Mullingar the county town of Westmeath, as well as the eponymous townland. Mullingar parish is located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Dublin on the N4 road and the N52 road which meet
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), [1] also known as Castletowndelvin or Castletown Delvin, is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 20.74 kilometres (13 mi) north–east of Mullingar. Delvin is one of 7 civil parishes in the barony of Delvin in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers 18,279 acres (73.97 km 2).
Moyashel and Magheradernon (Irish: Maigh Asail agus Machaire Ó dTiarnáin) [1] is a barony in the centre of County Westmeath, in Ireland, formed by 1672. [2] It is bordered by eight other baronies: Corkaree and Fore (to the north), Delvin and Farbill (to the east), Fartullagh and Moycashel (to the south) and Rathconrath and Moygoish (to the west).
The village's official Irish name is Baile na gCros (anglicised Ballinagross), meaning "town of the cross (or crossroads". [2] However, the name Cionn Toirc (anglicised Kinturk), meaning "head of the boar", has also been applied to the village. [2] The townland of Kinturk Demesne covers the southern part of the village.
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.
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]