A Guide to Tracing your Westmeath Ancestors
Westmeath, often referred to as the 'Lake County', is a prosperous midland county whose main towns are Athlone and Mullingar. The major Gaelic families in the county include O'Flanagan, MacAuley, MacGeoghegan, Brennan, O'Coffey, O'Mulleady, O'FInlan, O'Growney, O'Melaghlin and O'Daly. Later Norman arrivals included DeLacy, Plunkett, Nugent, Tuite, Petit, Delamar, and Dalton, and later sti...
Westmeath, often referred to as the 'Lake County', is a prosperous midland county whose main towns are Athlone and Mullingar. The major Gaelic families in the county include O'Flanagan, MacAuley, MacGeoghegan, Brennan, O'Coffey, O'Mulleady, O'FInlan, O'Growney, O'Melaghlin and O'Daly. Later Norman arrivals included DeLacy, Plunkett, Nugent, Tuite, Petit, Delamar, and Dalton, and later sti...
