Athlone

Athlone is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is placed at the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second one most populous town within the Midlands Region with a population of 21,349 inside the 2016 census. Most of the metropolis lies at the east financial institution of the river; however, by means of the terms of the Local Government Act of 1898, six townlands at the west bank of the Shannon, formerly in County Roscommon, were incorpoated into the town, and consequently, into the county of Westmeath. The 2016 census recorded the populace of the city at 21,349, a 5.Nine percent boom from 2011.

Recent boom has also passed off out of doors the town's barriers. Athlone is near the geographical centre of Ireland, that is eight.Eighty five kilometres north-northwest of the town, in the vicinity of Carnagh East in County Roscommon. Athlone Castle is the geographical and ancient centre of Athlone. Throughout its early history, the ford of Athlone become strategically vital, as south of Athlone the Shannon is impassable until Clonmacnoise, wherein the Esker Riada meets the Shannon, at the same time as to the north it flows into Lough Ree.