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MULLINGAR , a See also:market-See also:town, and the See also:county town of county See also:Westmeath, See also:Ireland, near the See also:river Brosna and on the Royal See also:canal, 50 M. W. by N. of See also:Dublin. Pop. (Igor), 4500. It is a junction on the Midland See also:Great Western railway where the See also:branch for See also:Longford, See also:Sligo and See also:Cavan leaves the See also:main See also:line. The See also:principal churches are the See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church (1813) with See also:tower and See also:spire, and the See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:cathedral for the See also:diocese of See also:Meath. Tanning, See also:brewing, and the manufacture of coarse woollens are carried on, and the town is the centre for the agricultural See also:trade of the See also:district. Mullingar was one of the See also:ancient See also:palatinate towns, but its See also:present See also:appearance is See also:modern. It possessed an See also:Augustine See also:convent founded in 1227, and a Dominican convent founded in 1239, but both were dissolved by See also:Elizabeth. The town was the headquarters of See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William III. before the See also:siege of See also:Athlone. It formerly returned two members to See also:parliament, but was disfranchised at the See also:Union in 1800. Mullingar is a centre for the See also:trout-fishing in the Westmeath loughs, being in proximity to Loughs Ennell and Owel.
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