County Westmeath
Categories: Counties of Ireland
| County Westmeath Contae na hIarmhí
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| Area: | 1,764 km² |
| County Town: | Mullingar |
| Population: | 72,027 (2002) |
| Province: | Leinster |
County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí in Irish) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. Area: 1,764 km². The county was once part of the ancient province of Meath and later of County Meath, this association was ended in 1543 when County Westmeath was created.
Athlone (population 15,936) on the River Shannon, Westmeath's western boundary, is the largest town, while Mullingar (population 15,621) is the county's administrative centre.
The county is famous for its cattle, lakes such as Lough Owel, pewter such as Mullingar Pewter, scenery, the canal, the drug company Elán and is rapidly becoming part of the commuter belt of Dublin.
Notable Westmeath people include Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair; Joe Dolan, a popular singer; Donie Cassidy, a well-known businessman and TD; and Mary O'Rourke, a senator and former Government minister.
Towns and villages in Westmeath
Westmeath is bordered by the counties of Cavan, Longford, Meath, Offaly and Roscommon.
External links
- Westmeath County Council
- Westmeath Tourism
- Westmeath Enterprise
- Westmeath Examiner (Local Newspaper)
| Image:St Patrick's saltire.png | Counties of Ireland | Image:Flag of provinces (Ireland).png | |
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| Connacht: Galway (~City) | Leitrim | Mayo | Roscommon | Sligo | |||
| Munster: Clare | Cork (~City) | Kerry | Limerick (~City) | Tipperary (North~; South~) | Waterford (~City) | |||
| Leinster: Carlow | Dublin (~City; Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown; Fingal; South~) | Kildare | Kilkenny | Laois | Longford | Louth | Meath | Offaly | Westmeath | Wexford | Wicklow | |||
| Ulster: Antrim * | Armagh * | Cavan | Donegal | Down * | Fermanagh * | Londonderry * | Monaghan | Tyrone * | |||
| * denotes counties in Northern Ireland (others are in the Republic of Ireland); italics denotes non-administrative counties; (parentheses) denotes non-traditional counties | |||
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