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Kilcumreragh (Irish: Cill Chruimthir Fhiachrach) [1] is a civil parish which spans the counties of Westmeath and Offaly in Ireland.It is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) west–south–west of Mullingar and 18 kilometres (11 mi) north–north–west of Tullamore.
Castletown Geoghegan (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Mag Eochagán) [2] is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, and lies south west of Lough Ennell near the county town of Mullingar. It is around 13 km south-west of Mullingar and 19 km north of Tullamore.
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).
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 ...
Tullaghan (Irish: An Tulachán) [1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 3.66 kilometres (2 mi) north–west of Mullingar on the southern shore of Lough Owel . Tullaghan is one of 64 townlands of the civil parish of Mullingar in the barony of Moyashel and Magheradernon in the Province of Leinster .
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.
The county of Westmeath was created in 1542 by dividing what was once the ancient province of Midhe (Meath) into eastern and western counties. The Barony of Clonlonan, which includes the parish of Ballyloughloe , was incorporated into Westmeath in 1600, when the Gaelic clans of Melaghlin and Magawley finally submitted to English law.