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County Westmeath (or simply An Iarmhí) is a county in Ireland.

It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Midlands Region.

It originally formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath.

It was named Mide because kingdom was located in middle of Ireland (the word Mide means middle).

Westmeath County Council is the government for the county, the capital is Mullingar.

The population of the county is 88,396.

Kilbeggan is the main town in Barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath, Ireland.

Geography.

Kilbeggan is situated on the River Brosna, in the south of County Westmeath.

It lies south of Lough Ennell, and Castletown Geoghegan, north of the boundary with County Offaly, about 9 kilometres north of Tullamore.

Kilbeggan is surrounded by the gently rolling Esker Riada, the linear sand hills that stretch across the Irish midlands, which were left by retreating glaciers at the end of the last ice age.

It is famous as the location of the oldest recorded incidence of a tornado in Europe.

The Westmeath Independent is a local newspaper serving County Westmeath, Ireland and based in the town of Athlone.

Publication is weekly.

It is owned by Celtic Media Group.

Moate is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland.

The 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 street.

Athlone is a town on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree in Ireland.

It is the largest town in the Midlands Region.

Most of the town lies on the east bank of the river; however, by the terms of the Local Government Act of 1898, six townlands on the west bank of the Shannon were deemed to be part of the town and, therefore, part of County Westmeath.