Westmeath

[ west-meeth, -meeth ]

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

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How to use Westmeath in a sentence

  • An Irish clergyman insisted that it was the little hamlet of Auburn, in the county of Westmeath.

  • Then you must send them on to Westmeath; I suppose the Mullingar butchers won't boycott you?

    The Landleaguers | Anthony Trollope
  • Such is the usual guide-book information concerning Athlone, which lies at the juncture of Roscommon and Westmeath.

    Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2 | M.F and B. McM. Mansfield
  • At Castlepollard, in Westmeath, on the occasion of an attempted rescue, the chief constable was knocked down.

  • In 1839 thirty-three thousand dead crows were found on the shores of a lake in the county Westmeath in Ireland after a storm.

British Dictionary definitions for Westmeath

Westmeath

/ (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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