Mullingar Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in County Westmeath, Ireland
About Mullingar
An Muileann gCearrmeans "backwards-flowing mill" as St Colmán of Lann was supposed to have miraculously reversed its direction. The life of this 7th-century abbott is described in a text of circa 1122 as so holy and pious as to cause readers to fall about laughing; another miracle. In Norman times the town was big enough to support two abbeys, but nothing remains except the name "Austin Friars Street" for the Canons Regular of St Augustine. Mullingar became a county town in 1542 when Westmeath was separated from County Meath; along with it came Longford, but that was formed into another county in 1586. It was and is an agricultural market town, but Mullingar wasn't colonised or divided into "plantations" as it was loyal to the English crown, unlike areas to the west and north where the Iri
Top Attractions in Mullingar
Explore the best things to see and do in Mullingar:
- ★Belvedere House and Gardens
- ★Cathedral of Christ the King
- ★Mullingar Golf Club
- ★Mullingar Greyhound Stadium
Where to Eat in Mullingar
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Ilia Cafe
- 🍴Oscar's
Where to Stay in Mullingar
- 🏨Annebrook House Hotel
- 🏨Bloomfield House Hotel
- 🏨Greville Arms Hotel
- 🏨Lough Bawn House
- 🏨Lough Ennell Caravan Park
- 🏨Mornington House
Mullingar Travel Guide Sections
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