Moate
An Móta (Irish) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1606693.jpg) Main Street (R446 road) | |
  Moate Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′43″N 7°43′14″W / 53.3954°N 7.7205°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Dáil Éireann | Longford–Westmeath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.943 km2 (0.750 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,013 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | N37 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)90 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N182383 |
Moate (/moʊt/; Irish: An Móta)[2] is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 3,013.[1]
The town's Irish name, An Móta, is derived from the term motte-and-bailey, as the Normans built an example of this type of fortification here. The earthwork is still visible behind the buildings on the main street.[citation needed]
The town later became an important marketplace and Quaker village. It made the town more wealthy than equivalent towns in Leinster.[citation needed] There are several extant examples of Quaker houses on the main street, which itself is typical of an Irish marketplace.
- ^ a b "Census Mapping – Moate". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Moate Archived 26 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-12-30.