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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.
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Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:05:07 -0000
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Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:23:12 -0000
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Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:53:26 -0000
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Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:06:18 -0000
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