Difference between revisions of "County Westmeath"

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County Westmeath, known locally as The Lake County, is situated in the middle of Ireland. It's county town is Mullingar.  
 
County Westmeath, known locally as The Lake County, is situated in the middle of Ireland. It's county town is Mullingar.  
 
 
The potato famine hit the county hard, having always been an agricultural county, and  it has taken many years to regain a stable economy.
 
The potato famine hit the county hard, having always been an agricultural county, and  it has taken many years to regain a stable economy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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==Resourcess==
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'''Primary Reference Links'''  
 
'''Primary Reference Links'''  
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'''Countywide Interest'''  
 
'''Countywide Interest'''  
  
*[http://westmeath.brsgenealogy.com/index.php?&set=yes Dún na Sí Heritage Centre] birth, marriage and death records (pay-per-view)
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*[http://westmeath.brsgenealogy.com/index.php?&set=yes Dún na Sí Heritage Centre]  
  
 
*[http://www.igp-web.com/westmeath/index.html Westmeath Ireland Genealogy]
 
*[http://www.igp-web.com/westmeath/index.html Westmeath Ireland Genealogy]
  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/irish-census-records5.htm Various Westmeath] 1901 census transcripts (partial), 1870s land owners
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*[http://www.censusfinder.com/irish-census-records5.htm Various Westmeath 1901 census transcripts (partial), 1870s land owners]
  
*[http://ancestorfind.net/index-11.html Ancestorfind] includes some Parish Registers
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*[http://ancestorfind.net/index-11.html Ancestorfind includes some Parish Registers]
  
  
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'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
 
'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
  
*[http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/census.shtml 1901 Athlone Census] (incomplete)
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*[http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/census.shtml 1901 Athlone Census]  
 
 
  
  
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
'''Maps and Photographs'''
 
 
 
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==Register Offices==
 
==Register Offices==
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'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 20:19, 1 August 2009

Wikipedia Image; Co.Westmeath Map



County Westmeath, known locally as The Lake County, is situated in the middle of Ireland. It's county town is Mullingar. The potato famine hit the county hard, having always been an agricultural county, and it has taken many years to regain a stable economy.






Resources

Primary Reference Links


Countywide Interest


Specific Town and Village Interest


Maps and Photographs



Register Offices


Mullingar
Civil Registration Office
Health Centre
Mullingar
Co. Westmeath

Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 9:30 - 12:30 & 02:00 - 4:15
Contact: 044 93 95098 Fax: 044 9395098

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