Meedin
Village in County Westmeath, Ireland
Meedin (Irish: Mídín), also Meedian, is a village and townland in County Westmeath, 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.
01People
- Tomás Malone, Irish War of Independence veteran
- Séamas Ó Maoileoin, Irish War of Independence veteran
- Seosamh Ó Maoileoin, president of Republican Sinn Fein
- Fr Timothy Shanley, Catholic priest
Sources and credits
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- MeedinChurch.jpg by StaniforthHistorian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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