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County Westmeath's population fell in the century following the Great Famine, with many leaving for better opportunities in America. [11] The largest town in the county is Athlone, followed by Mullingar. Westmeath is the largest county by population in the Irish Midlands.
Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath: Demographic statistics by NUTS 3 region. Region Population [4] Area (km 2) Population density % of population Border 417,260: ...
Mullingar (/ ˌ m ʌ l ɪ n ˈ ɡ ɑːr / [7] mul-in-GAR; Irish: An Muileann gCearr, meaning 'the left-hand mill' [ən̪ˠ ˌmˠɪlʲən̪ˠ ˈɟɑːɾˠ]) is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous town in the Midland Region, with a population of 22,667 in the 2022 census. [1]
Kilbeggan being situated on the main Dublin-Galway route means it has public transport options to these main cities. A townlink service also connects the main surrounding towns such as Mullingar and Tullamore. It is the first Westmeath town that Kearns transport stops in en route to Dublin. [citation needed]
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.
Raharney (Irish: Ráth Fhearna, meaning 'Fearna's ringfort') [2] is a village in east County Westmeath, Ireland. It had a population of 221 according to the 2016 census. [1] Raharney is on the R156 road about 18 km (11 mi) from Mullingar and about 67 km from Dublin.
Rathowen (Irish: Ráth Eoghain, meaning 'Eoghan's ringfort') [2] is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, [3] at which time it had a population of 150 people. [4]
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