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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 .
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Irishtown (also, Irish Town) [2] is a former settlement in Amador County, California, United States. It was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southwest of Pine Grove, [2] at an elevation of 1972 feet (601 m). The townsite lies within the boundaries of Pine Grove. [3] Irishtown is a former Miwok settlement. [3]
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 ...
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 provided the framework for the establishment of County Councils throughout Ireland. The first meeting of Westmeath County Council was held on 22 April 1899. [9] Westmeath's population growth has been stronger than the national average. [10] After the Great Famine, the population of Westmeath declined ...
Ireland portal; This is a sortable table of the approximately 1,376 townlands in County Westmeath, Ireland. [1] [2] Duplicate names occur where there is more than one townland with the same name in the county. Names marked in bold typeface are towns, and the word Town appears for those entries in the Acres column. Map of Baronies of County ...
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] The Counties of Meath and ...