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Notes on Mullingar, County Westmeath

Short histories taking in Henry VIII’s creation of the county, Jonathan Swift’s connections, Peg Plunkett’s life as a courtesan, Mary Molesworth’s imprisonment, John Wesley’s Methodist influence, and James Joyce and J.P. Donleavy’s literary contributions, amongst others.