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County in Ireland
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County Westmeath (Contae na hIarmhí) is in the East Coast and Midlands region of Ireland, and historically part of the kingdoms of Meath and of Leinster. It's about 90 min travel northwest of Dublin.
Dublin Airport (DUB) is closest, and usually the best choice for its range of flights and good onward transport.
Read in the guideThere are two separate transport routes across the county, with poor interconnection: the bus between Mullingar and Athlone only runs twice a day.
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