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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2024

The boy was swimming in Lough Sheelin, at a meeting point of counties Westmeath, Meath and Cavan.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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 ruled three hundred monks at Fore, in Westmeath.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

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