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Mullingar, market and co. town, par., and township with ry. sta., mid. co. Westmeath, on Royal Canal and river Brosna, 50 miles NW. of Dublin - par., 21,048 ac., pop. 8153; township, 1376 ac., pop. 4787; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Thursday. Mullingar is an important centre of trade, and has extensive infantry barracks.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market and county town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Westmeath County |
| Place: | Mullingar |
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