Athlone
Sign in to saveAthlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of 22,869 in the 2022 census.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Athlone
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- gle
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Athlone - SS Peter and Paul's Church - 20210809155932.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- From centre: the Church of Saints Peter and Paul sits on the bank of the River Shannon; Athlone Castle
- Settlement.image_shield
- Athlone COA.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 125px
- Settlement.motto
- "A city stands by its laws" (literally "Cities stand by their laws")
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster, Connacht
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- County Westmeath, County Roscommon
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Dáil constituency
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Location and access
- River
- Rail
- Bus
- Road
- Administration
- City status proposals
- Culture<span class="anchor" id="Events"></span>
- Literature
- Amenities
- Places of interest
- Public art
- Greenway
- Education and industry
- Broadcasting
- Sport
- Notable people
- International relations
- Sister cities
- Twin towns
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands Region with a population of 22,869 in the 2022 census.
Most of the town lies on the east bank of the river, within the townland of the same name; however, by the terms of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, six townlands on the west bank of the Shannon, formerly in County Roscommon, were incorporated into the town, and consequently, into the county of Westmeath.