About County WestmeathWestmeath is a paradise for
A county of lake and legend with rich pastureland, it offers remarkable beauty and diversity. Abounding in rivers, lakes and streams, it is a terrain of possibilities for every visitor. |
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About County WestmeathWestmeath is a paradise for
A county of lake and legend with rich pastureland, it offers remarkable beauty and diversity. Abounding in rivers, lakes and streams, it is a terrain of possibilities for every visitor. |
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About County WestmeathLocated in the Heart of Ireland, Westmeath stretches from Lough Ree in the west to the shores of Lough Sheelin in the north east and southwards to Kinnegad and the Royal Canal. It has an area of 710 square miles and a population of almost 62,000 people. Lakes are its greatest asset with fishing, cruising, water sport activities and shore amenities. There is a wealth of trout and coarse angling on the Westmeath Lakes, Ennell, Owel, Derravaragh, Sheelin, Lene, Lough Ree, the River Shannon and the Royal Canal. Derravaragh is the source of the well-known legend of the Children of Lir who are said to have spent three hundred years in isolation on its waters. Visitors wishing to cruise or to fish, to recall mythology from childhood, to tour the scenic routes and picturesque villages, traverse Goldsmith country or the Fore Trail or The Belvedere Trail will find much, much more in Westmeath. |
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