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The lands were once part of County Meath, but were separated into Westmeath in 1543. Westmeath's length is 43 1/2 miles from Athlone to the boundary point southeast of Clon-mellon and it is 26 miles in breadth from the river Inny, near Ballynacarrigy, to the boundary near Rahugh. The area is 710.1 square miles (1,839.0 sq km).
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Translated from the Irish Ath Luain, Athlone means the Ford of Luain, named for its location on a ford. Although one story goes that the ford was a place of pagan lunar worship, the more common version is that Luan, the son of Lewy, owned an inn on the ford and guided ships across the rapid torrent. Dating back to 900AD, that very inn is Sean.
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County Westmeath (/ w ɛ s t ˈ m iː ð /; Irish: Contae na hIarmhí or simply An Iarmhí) is a county in Ireland.It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region.It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath, which was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meaning 'middle').
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Athlone Castle ( Athlone And Bigmeadow, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 EA32) is a popular attraction that was completed in 1210 by Bishop John De Gray of Norwich for King John of England during the Norman Invasion of Ireland. In 1691, the castle was the staging ground for The Great Siege of Athlone, also called "The War of the Kings" between.
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Athlone, town, County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies on the River Shannon just south of Lough (lake) Ree. Located at a major east-west crossing of the Shannon, it has always been an important garrison town. In the 12th century the area, previously fortified by the kings of Uí Maine and Connaught (Connacht), was seized by the Anglo-Normans.
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Things to see and do One thing's for sure, Athlone boasts a backstory that's packed full of drama. Here, battles have raged, Vikings have plundered and two brutal sieges ravaged the town in the 1690s, with one survivor describing it as "hell on earth".
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Athlone ( / æθˈloʊn /; Irish: Baile Átha Luain, meaning 'The town of Luan's ford ') [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. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of 22,869 in the 2022 census. [1]
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Located right in the centre of Ireland and built on the banks of the mighty River Shannon, it's natural that Athlone has piqued the interest of everyone from saints to sergeants through the centuries.
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Currently showing Image of Athlone in County Westmeath. Highlights. Things to do. Food and drink. Where to stay. Home. Destinations.. Sean's Bar holds the Guinness world record for 'The Oldest Pub in Ireland' with an official dating of 900AD. The décor is a testament to the history of Ireland- wattle and wicker walls and old coins on.
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The best things to do in Athlone in 2024. You'll find the historic town of Athlone in County Westmeath, in Ireland's often-underappreciated midlands region. The town is home to plenty of things to see and do and it's also a stone's throw from heaps of natural and man-made attractions, as you'll discover below. 1. Athlone Castle
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Contact Information. Location: St Peter's Square, Athlone, County Westmeath, N37 A6D7. Email: [email protected]. Phone: +353 90 6442130. 2. Peruse the Luan Gallery. Before the Church of Saints Peter and Paul on the Shannon, the beautiful Luan Gallery is a contemporary workmanship space that opened in 2012.