Mullingar
Mullingar (An Muileann gCearr in Irish, meaning "The Crooked Mill") is the administrative centre of County Westmeath, Ireland and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath. The town and its hinterland have a combined population of some 23,000 inhabitants (Council estimate, March 2005).
Notable citizens and buildings
- Mullingar is the home town of the well-known singer Joe Dolan and of Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair.
- Mullingar is the home town of author and Joycean scholar Leo Daly, whose books include, "The Rock Garden", and "James Joyce and the Mullingar Connection"
- Patrick Graham, one of Ireland's most highly rated artists, was born in Mullingar in 1943
- Mullingar's most famous building is the cathedral of Christ the King, the cathedral of the Diocese of Meath.
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| ► | Tourism |
| ► | Notable citizens and buildings |
| ► | See also |
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