Westmeath

American

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

noun

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

Westmeath British

/ ˌwɛstˈmiːð /

noun

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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Acting chief fire officer with Westmeath Fire and Rescue Service Pat Hunt told local radio station Midlands 103FM that there have been several casualties in the incident.

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A helicopter has crashed near Killucan, County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland.

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A separate red warning has been issued for counties Offaly and Westmeath from 05:00 until 07:00.

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"She must have loved me so much," Maria said, as she mused on a treasured photograph which shows her on Philomena's knee at an institution for unmarried mothers in Castlepollard, County Westmeath.

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The next record in the sequence is from the ledger book at Castlepollard "mother-and-baby home" in County Westmeath - where Philomena and Maria arrived in May 1954.

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