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Westmeath

American  
[west-meeth, -meeth] / ˈwɛstˌmiθ, -ˌmið /

noun

  1. a county in Leinster in the N central Republic of Ireland. 681 sq. mi. (1,765 sq. km). Mullingar.


Westmeath British  
/ ˌwɛstˈmiːð /

noun

  1. a county of N central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: mostly low-lying, with many lakes and bogs. County town: Mullingar. Pop: 71 858 (2002). Area: 1764 sq km (681 sq miles)

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Two cars were stopped in the Lough Owel area of County Westmeath shortly after 18:00 local time on Thursday.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022

The warning has been issued for Cavan, Monaghan, south Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford, Westmeath and will be in effect from 14:00 on Tuesday until 09:00 on Friday.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2021

From County Westmeath not so far down there hails Lowry, 32, who said, “Obviously I’m not quite under the radar anymore.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2019

He had lived since 1972 at Levington Park, a mid-18th-century stone manor house on a 180-acre estate and working farm in County Westmeath.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2017

He is supposed to have been buried in the great tumulus at Loughcrew, in Westmeath.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)