Mullingar

Mullingar is the county metropolis of County Westmeath in Ireland. It is the third most populous city in the midlands region, with a populace of 20,928 in the 2016 census. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act of 1543, proclaimed Westmeath a county, isolating it from Meath. Mullingar have become the administrative centre for County Westmeath. The city became at the start named Maelblatha, and takes its modern name from a mill stated within the legend of Colman of Mullingar. Traditionally a marketplace city serving the massive agricultural hinterland, Mullingar stays a sizable business location.

It had a subculture of cattle-buying and selling until 2003, while its cattle marketplace become closed for improvement of a blended industrial and home scheme referred to as Market Point. However, in 2014 the local County Council have allowed an annual Christmas Market to take location on Mount Street. Mullingar has some of neighbouring lakes, Lough Owel, Lough Ennell and Lough Derravaragh, which attract anglers. Lough Derravaragh is likewise recognized for its connection with the Irish legend of the Children of Lir. The town of Mullingar is linked to Lough Ennell through Lacy's Canal and the River Brosna. Another nearby waterway is the Royal Canal, which loops around Mullingar.