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MULLINGAR , a market-town, and the county town of county Westmeath, Ireland, near the river Brosna and on the Royal canal, 50 M. W. by N. of Dublin. Pop. (Igor), 4500. It is a junction on the Midland Great
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appearance is modern. It possessed an Augustine convent founded in 1227, and a Dominican convent founded in 1239, but both were dissolved by Elizabeth. The town was the headquarters of William III. before the siege of Athlone. It formerly returned two members to parliament , but was disfranchised at the Union in 1800. Mullingar is a centre for the trout-fishing in the Westmeath loughs, being in proximity to Loughs Ennell and Owel.End of Article: MULLINGAR If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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