Meedin (),
also Meedian, is a village and townland in
County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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Ireland. It is located in the south of the county on the
N52 road, to the north of
Tyrrellspass and
Rochfortbridge and to the south of
Mullingar.
The village contains a 19th-century church, dating back to 1831, dedicated to the
Sacred Heart
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People
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Tomás Malone
Tomás Malone (1896-1981) was a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and later a schoolteacher. He was once described by Irish Free State Army general Richard Mulcahy as ‘''the most dangerous man in Munster''’.
Early life
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, Irish War of Independence veteran
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Séamas Ó Maoileoin
Séamas Ó Maoileoin (19 December 1893 – 8 March 1959) was an Irish volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and later an author. He was described as being one of Michael Collins’ most trusted agents.
Early life
Malone was born in the v ...
, Irish War of Independence veteran
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Seosamh Ó Mhaoileoin
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, president of
Republican Sinn Fein
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Timothy Shanley
Fr Timothy Shanley (1781–1835) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest notable for his opposition to British Crown authority, and to the Protestant Ascendancy, in the Kingdom of Ireland. He was active in the United Irish Rebellion of 1798.
Early ...
, Catholic priest
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
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Tyrrellspass
References
Towns and villages in County Westmeath
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