Athlone Baile Átha Luain
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°25′60″N 7°57′00″W / 53.4333, -7.95
Irish grid reference N033420
Statistics
Province:	Leinster & Connacht
County:	County Westmeath & County Roscommon
Dáil Éireann:	Westmeath
European Parliament:	East
Dialling code:	090, +353 90
Elevation:	56 m
Population (2006)	17,544 [2]
Website: www.athlone.ie

Athlone (Irish: Baile Átha Luain, meaning Town of the Ford of Luan)^[1] is a town that lies on the River Shannon near the southern extremity of Lough Ree, Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... GPS redirects here. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist, while several county names have changed. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Mullingar Code: WH Area: 1,764 km² Population (2006) 79,403 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 County Roscommon (Irish: ) is a county located in central Ireland. ... This article is about the current Irish body. ... Westmeath is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... East is a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland. ... Subscriber trunk dialling (STD) (also known as Subscriber toll dialling) is an obsolete term for the UK telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk calls without operator assistance. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... Athlone is a town in Westmeath. ... A ford is a section of water (most commonly a section of a river) that is sufficiently shallow as to be traversable by wading. ... Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Lough Ree (Loch Rí in Irish) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. ...

Introduction

Athlone, along with Mullingar and Tullamore is one of the largest towns in central Ireland and also the commercial capital of the Irish midlands^[3], and is located close to the geographical centre of Ireland, on the border of two counties, Roscommon and Westmeath, which are in the provinces of Connacht and Leinster respectively. It has a population of 17,545^[4], and is governed by an elected town council which elects a Mayor. For the place in Canada, see Mullingar, Saskatchewan. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The Irish midlands are made up of the central plain of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 County Roscommon (Irish: ) is a county located in central Ireland. ... County Westmeath (Irish: An Iarmhí) is a county situated in the Irish Midlands, in the western part of the province of Leinster. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... In the United Kingdom, town councils are civil parish councils, where the civil parish is a town. ...

Although the River Shannon which runs through the town forms the historic border between County Roscommon and County Westmeath, the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 included much of the town entirely in Westmeath, including areas west of the river. Much recent growth has been outside the official town boundaries. Monksland, a suburb on the west side of the town is not within the town boundaries, yet is the most populous area of County Roscommon. Equally so, the area for electoral purposes known as Moydrum on the eastern side boasts an additional 12,000 residents. Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 County Roscommon (Irish: ) is a county located in central Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Mullingar Code: WH Area: 1,764 km² Population (2006) 79,403 Website: www. ... The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 a piece of legislation passed as an Act of Parliament by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1898, to establish a system of local government in Ireland on lines similar that had been recently created in Great Britain at the time. ...

History

Main article: History of Athlone

At the heart of Athlone, both geographically and historically, is the castle. The ford of Athlone was strategically important, as south of Athlone the Shannon is impassable until Clonmacnoise (where the Esker Riada meets the Shannon), and north is Lough Ree. In 1001 Brian Bóru led his army from Kincora into the town, his fleet sailing up the river via Lough Derg to attend a gathering. At the heart of Athlone, both geographically and historically, is the castle. ... Physical map of the Earth (Medium) (Large 2 MB) Geography is the scientific study of the locational and spatial variation in both physical and human phenomena on Earth. ... History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, such as in geologic history of the Earth. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of human societies. ... For other uses, see Castle (disambiguation). ... Clonmacnoise viewed from the River Shannon The monastery of Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis in Irish, meaning Meadow of the Sons of Nós) is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone. ... Lough Ree (Loch Rí in Irish) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. ... Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (926 or 941[1]–23 April 1014) (known as Brian Boru in English) was High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. ... There are two loughs (lakes) in Ireland of the name Lough Derg: Lough Derg in Munster is the second largest lake in the Republic of Ireland and borders Tipperary, Galway, County Clare and others. ...

A bridge was built across the river in the 12th century, approximately 100 metres south of the current bridge. To protect this a fort was constructed on the west bank in the town by Turloch Mór Ó Conor. On a number of occasions both the fort and bridge were subject to attacks, and towards the end of the 12th century the Anglo-Normans constructed a motte-and-bailey fortification here. This was superseded by a stone structure built in 1210 by Justiciar John Gray. The 12-sided donjon dates from this time. The rest of the castle was largely destroyed during the Siege of Athlone and subsequently rebuilt and enlarged. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The Anglo-Normans were the descendents of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066. ... A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle. ... Another word for the keep of a castle. ... Athlone in central Ireland, was besieged twice during the Williamite war in Ireland (1689-91). ...

During the wars that racked Ireland in the seventeenth century, Athlone held a vital position, holding the main bridge over the River Shannon into Connacht. In the Irish Confederate Wars (1641–1653), the town was held by Irish Confederate troops until it was taken late in 1650 by Charles Coote, who attacked the town from the west, having crossed into Connacht at Sligo. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ... The Irish Confederate Wars were fought in Ireland between 1641 and 1653. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G685354 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: 13 m Population (2006)  - Town:  - Rural:   17,892 [1]  24,096[1] Website: www. ...

Forty years later, during the Williamite war in Ireland, the town was again of central strategic importance, being one of the Jacobite strongholds on the defending their position after they had retreated west after the battle of the Boyne. At the first battle of Athlone in 1690 the Jacobite forces of Colonel Richard Grace repelled an attack by 10,000 men lead by Commander Douglas. The following year the Siege of Athlone saw a further assault in which the troops of King William III eventually prevailed against the outnumbered defenders. For the context of this war see Jacobitism and Glorious Revolution. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... Combatants Jacobite Forces -6000 French troops, 19,000 Irish Catholic troops Williamite Forces -English, Scottish, Dutch, Danish, Huguenot and Ulster Protestant troops Commanders James VII and II William III of England Strength 25,000 36,000 Casualties ~1,500 ~750 William III (William of Orange) King of England, Scotland and... Athlone in central Ireland, was besieged twice during the Williamite war in Ireland (1689-91). ... William III (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was the Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28 June 1672, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots (under the name William II) from...

It was proposed in the Éire Nua programme to make Athlone the capital city of the Ireland. Éire Nua, or New Ireland, was a political strategy of the Provisional IRA and its political wing Sinn Féin during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Capital City is a 60-minute television show produced by Euston Films that ran for 13 episodes in 1989 on ITV. This drama focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman. ...

Remains of the abbey at Athlone.

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Music, theatre and culture

There are two theatres in Athlone, The Dean Crowe Theatre and Arts Centre and The Little Theatre, and Passionfruit Theatre Company [5] is now active on Northgate St. For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... The Passionfruit Theatre is a theatre and theatre company based in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. ...

The RTÉ All-Ireland Drama Festival takes place annually in Athlone, and brings together 9 amateur drama groups from across Ireland. The festival is supported by an active fringe which involves street theatre, art exhibitions, workshops and events for young people. Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... A troupe of street theatre performers by the beach in Vancouver, Canada. ... Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience, a temporary presentation of art. ...

Count John McCormack was born in Athlone and an annual festival celebrates this world-renowned tenor. John McCormack (14 June 1884 - 16 September 1945), was a world-famous Irish tenor in the fields of opera and popular music, and renowned for his flawless diction and superb breath control. ... This article is about Tenor vocalists in music. ...

The Athlone School of Music opened in October 2005, and is a grant aided project aimed at developing music education and services in the Midlands region. The Athlone School of Music is a grant-aided music centre located near Monksland, Athlone, Ireland. ... A grant-in-aid is funding granted by government, the use of which is subject to parliamentary oversight, to finance all or some part of the costs of another organization. ...

Transport

Given its central location, Athlone is a natural hub for transport. Bus and rail schedules are frequent.

Athlone is situated on the main Galway to Dublin rail line and the Dublin to Westport/Ballina line. Athlone railway station opened on 3 October 1859.^[2] Athlone railway station serves the town of Athlone in County Roscommon and County Westmeath. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Bus Eireann the national bus operator operates from beside the train station and covers most towns and cities in the country including an hourly service to Dublin and Galway. Other private operators also provide services to some towns city's. Bus ireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in Ireland outside Dublin. ...

There is a town bus service operated by Bus Éireann, as well as other privately operated services most notably the Flagline bus company.

Taxi service is widely available throughout the area.

The town is situated on the N6 road connecting Galway to Dublin with various smaller roads connecting from other areas.

Tourism and amenities

St Peter and Paul's Church (Roman Catholic) on the west bank of the River Shannon

The River Shannon runs through Athlone and the town is a popular spot for people passing through on pleasure craft, many of whom stop off at the Marinas. Lough Ree, the largest lake on the Shannon, is a short distance upstream from Athlone to the North of the town, and is popular among anglers, birdwatchers, and swimmers. The lake shore is easily accessed from Coosan Point, and Hodson Bay. The town is also home to Lough Ree Yacht Club, whose clubhouse is located on the promenade. The promenade is also a popular spot for anglers. St. ... St. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Some pleasure craft in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. A pleasure craft (or pleasure boat) is a boat used for personal recreational or sometimes sporting purpose. ... For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). ... Lough Ree (Loch Rí in Irish) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. ... The term upstream has several possible meanings: In geography, upstream means literally towards the source of a stream or river, against the normal direction of water flow. ... Categories: Stub ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... Lough Ree Yacht Club is a sailing club based in Ballymore, near Athlone, Ireland. ... A country club is a private club that offers a variety of recreational sports facilities to its members. ... A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ...

Athlone is the main retail centre in the Midlands, and Golden Island Shopping Centre attracts shoppers from a wide radius. There is also the smaller Texas Shopping Centre (formerly known as Athlone Shopping Centre, prior to being acquired by the Texas department store chain). Another large scale development opened on November 1st, 2007. Athlone Town Centre comprises two internal streets, with 54 shops and a hotel, and is the largest shopping and leisure centre in Ireland, outside Dublin. AthloneShopping.com is a website which contains information about shopping in Athlone. Drawing of a self-service store. ... The Irish midlands are made up of the central plain of Ireland. ... The interior of a typical Macy*s department store. ... Chain stores are a range of retail outlets which share a brand and central management, usually with standardised business methods and practices. ... This article is about lodging. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ...

Athlone Regional Sports Centre is a facility (established May 2002) developed by the Town Council.

Sean's Bar, located on the west bank of the river, is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest pub in the British and Irish Isles. Seans Bar is a pub in Athlone, Ireland. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

Other popular attractions for visitors are the Glendeer Open Farm and the Viking Cruise of the Shannon. The town's tourist office is located at Athlone Castle, in the town centre.

Education & industry

Athlone on the Shannon

Athlone's major employers include companies such as Élan (pharmaceuticals), which originated in Athlone, Bioclin Laboratories (pharmaceuticals), Ericsson (telecommunications), Tyco Healthcare (medical equipment), Alcatel (cables), Utah Medical (medical equipment), Pharmaplaz (pharmaceuticals), Alienware (computer hardware), (ICT Eurotel (contact centre), and Athlone Extrusions (polymers). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 438 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,289 × 1,254 pixels, file size: 330 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 438 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,289 × 1,254 pixels, file size: 330 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Carrick-on-Shannon-Bridge Leitrim Shannon-Bridge Offaly The River Shannon (Irish: altenatively Sionna), Irelands longest river, divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province of Connacht) from the east and south (Leinster and most of Munster). ... Élan Corporation plc (NYSE: ELN), (LSE: ELA) is a major drugs firm based in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. ... For other uses, see Ericsson (disambiguation). ... Tyco Healthcare is the healthcare division of Tyco International, due to be split off in 2007. ... Alcatel SA is a global company, headquartered in France that provides hardware, software and services to telecommunications service providers and enterprises. ... Alienware is an American computer hardware company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell Computer Corporation. ... A polymer is a long, repeating chain of atoms, formed through the linkage of many molecules called monomers. ...

Athlone is the regional centre for a large number of state and semi-state organisations. The Department of Education & Science, The State Examinations Commission, Revenue Commissioners, FÁS Midlands Region, Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann, IDA Ireland, and Enterprise Ireland all have bases in the town. Athlone is also a major military centre, Custume Barracks on the West bank of the Shannon is the headquarters of the Western Command of the Irish Army. The Department of Education and Science (An Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta) is a department of the Irish government. ... The State Examinations Commission (Irish: Coimisiúin na Scrúduithe Stáit) is the organisation that replaced the Department of Education and Science, Examinations Branch by order of the Minister of Education. ... The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (RC) - now called simply Revenue - is the Irish Government agency responsible for customs, excise, taxation and related matters. ... An Foras Áiseanna Saothair, commonly known as FÁS - the Training and Employment Authority, is a state agency in the Republic of Ireland, with responsibility for assisting those seeking employment. ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... Current Iarnród Eireann (Irish Rail) intercity rail network An IÉ commuter train at Tara Street Station, Dublin, 2006 IÉ no. ... IDA Ireland is the agency responsible for industrial development in Ireland. ... Enterprise Ireland is the Irish state economic development agency focused on helping Irish-owned business transform itelf both with respect to geographical spread and value added. ... The Irish Army (Irish: Arm na hÉireann) is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces[1] (Óglaigh na hÉireann). ...

Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) is the regional third level college. Athlone forms part of the ill fated Midlands Gateway or triangle as it became known, along with Mullingar and Tullamore. Alongside Waterford's Institute of Technology, AIT harbours ambitions of attaining university status, as there is no institution providing university-level education in the Irish Midlands. Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Luain) formerly Regional Technical College, Athlone is one of the original network of Regional Technical Colleges; it was built in Athlone, Ireland. ... // Midlands or Lake-Counties Gateway Midlands or Lake-Counties Gateway Midlands Gateway & Tri-Pole Populations Midlands Gateway Popular Routes Centered between the major Irish airports, as Dublin, Shannon, and Knock, with ever improving ground infrastructure, the Irish government and local authorities plan to alleviate urban problems, by decentralising to growing... For the place in Canada, see Mullingar, Saskatchewan. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Broadcasting

Between 1931 and 1975 the main radio transmission centre for Irish radio was located at Moydrum, Athlone. The original call-sign was 2RN (a wordplay on the song "Come back to Erin"). It subsequently became known as "Radio Athlone" and could clearly be heard throughout Europe, and as far as Moscow. This changed as bandwidth allocations were accorded at the Treaty of Helsinki. In communications, transmission is the act of transmitting electrical messages (and the associated phenonomena of radiant energy that pass through media). ... // In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. ...

It operated at a power of 60Kw (further increased to 100 Kw in the 1950s). Many old radio sets in Europe had the "Athlone" dial position marked near the end of their tuning scales.

In the late 1970s the station reopened on a new dial position of 612 kHz for "Radio 2" (later known as RTÉ 2fm). RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is commonly referred to, is RTÉs second national radio station. ...

Moydrum was also the location of Ireland's short lived Shortwave international radio service that was closed down in 1948 due to lack of money.

Today, RTÉ's Midlands studios are located in Athlone, at St. Mary's Square. The local radio station is Midlands 103. Many also tune into Shannonside. ^[3] Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Midlands 103 is a radio station broadcasting to Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. ...

A new radio station i107fm is scheduled to open in 2007. This station will be geared to the 18-34 age group in the midlands and north-east.

And again in affirmation of Athlone's broadcasting roots yet another station is about to be launched on a nationwide basis, using the 612 kHz band, with a Christian emphasis.

As well as this the Athlone Community Taskforce and several members of Roscommon community radio station RosFM have begun broadcasting from the Athlone area under the banner of the Athlone Community Radio on 101.6fm. The first broadcast was the 15th of March 2008 and is set to run every Saturday and Sunday for the following 15 weeks until the end of the temporary license they received.^{[4] [5]}

Sports

As well as having a Regional Sports Centre, Athlone has a variety of sporting organisations:

• Hodson Bay Sailing
• Athlone Town Association Football Club [6]
• Buccaneers Rugby Club
• Southern Gaels Hurling Club
• Athlone GAA Club
• Garrycastle GAA Club
• Athlone Boat Club
• Lough Ree Yacht Club [7]
• Athlone Basketball Club
• Athlone Cricket Club
• Triathlone

Recently announced was the decision that Athlone will host the European Triathlon Championships in 2010. This is expected to bring 5,000 athletes for the event. ^[6] Athlone Town A.F.C. is an Irish football club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Lough Ree Yacht Club is a sailing club based in Ballymore, near Athlone, Ireland. ...

People

• The noted tenor John McCormack was born in Athlone in 1884 at the Bawn.
• Birthplace of T. P. O'Connor (1848 - 1929), journalist and Member of Parliament.
• Birthplace of George Thomas Stokes (1843 - 1898), ecclesiastical historian.
• Lt. John Larkan RN [8] of HMS Pandora (1779) came from Athlone.
• The birth place of Sir Harry Duncan
• The birth place of Robert McManus (Guitarist)

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Twin city

Athlone is twinned with Chateaubriant, France. Student exchanges take place between Athlone and Chateaubriant on a regular basis. Student exchanges also take part between Athlone and the German towns of Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Menden although they are not twinned. Ch teaubriant is a French commune, located in the Loire-Atlantique d partment, in the Pays de la Loire r gion. ... Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Menden (Sauerland) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

River Shannon at Athlone

See also

• History of Athlone
• County Westmeath
• County Roscommon
• Sean's Bar
• Mullingar
• Tullamore
• Lough Ree
• River Shannon
• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland
• Midlands Gateway
• Midland Railway Action Group

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External links

• Athlone Discussion Forum. Place for expats, visitors, locals and any anyone with a sense of humor to chat, ask questions and share news and history relating to Athlone.
• Athlone.ie - Information for both tourists and locals
• Athlone Institute of Technology
• Athlone Chamber of Commerce
• Athlone Advertiser - local newspaper
• AthloneShopping.com - guide to shopping in Athlone
• Westmeath Independent - local newspaper
• Department of Education & Science
• The State Examinations Commission

References

1. ^ P.W. Joyce, [1]. Local historians describe it as The Ford of the Moon
2. ^ Athlone station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
3. ^ Shannonside - Home
4. ^ Athlone Advertiser
5. ^ BCI: Licensing: Radio: Successful applicants for Temporary services
6. ^ [http://www.waterwaysireland.org/index.cfm/section/article/page/SuccessfulTriath Athlone Announced as Location for European Triathlon Championships 2010]. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.

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