Wrecks and historic events in County Westmeath
The Discover Alone map has 6 wrecks and historic events in County Westmeath, Ireland. Below are the 6 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Siege of AthlonesiegeAthlone resisted King William in July 1690 because Colonel Richard Grace and two thousand men held the river crossing…
Siege of AthlonesiegeAthlone endured the heaviest bombardment in Irish history when twelve thousand cannonballs struck its west town over…- Burial in Athlone AND BigmeadowBurialBigmeadow: An unmarked burial in Athlone. In 1992, a child's skull and an adult skull surfaced in a garden ditch on…
- Burial ground in CarlanstownBurial groundCaltragh, a thirty-metre sand hill in Carlanstown, held bones so deep and widespread that quarrying tools kept striking…
- Battlefield in Ballagh (moyashel & Magheradernon By.),clonsheever,rathconnell,curraghmoreBattlefieldRathconnell pass became a killing funnel on 7th February 1643 when Preston’s men cut the surrounding bog, dug a trench…
- Battle of Loch TrethinbattleBattle of Loch Trethin is a battle in County Westmeath, Ireland. Perhaps warriors clashed beside the water in 0634…