Ballymore
An Baile Mór | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°29′28″N 7°40′48″W / 53.491°N 7.68°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Westmeath |
Elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 483 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | N209490 |
Ballymore (Irish: An Baile Mór, meaning 'big town')[2] is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the R390 road between Athlone and Mullingar. The historic Hill of Uisneach is nearby. The village was known in medieval times as the medieval borough of Ballymore Lough Sewdy, or Loughsewdy, after the nearby lake, the site of an ancient bruighean, or hostel.