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  • Pages from the Past

  • Published: 3rd March, 2010 05:10pm

    1860 - Jailed for whiteboy outrage

    A Kilbeggan whiteboy incident resulted in a three-year jail term for a man who violently attacked a man who had taken over a lease on a plot of land which a local family had relinquished due to high rents.

  • Published: 10 Feb 2010 17:00

    Pages from the Past

    See what was in the news in 1860, 1910 and 1960...

  • Published: 3 Feb 2010 17:00

    Pages from the Past

    From the back issues of the Westmeath Independent

  • Published: 27 Jan 2010 17:00

    Stay in your servant's job or face a year's jail

    Pages from the Past

  • Published: 20 Jan 2010 17:00

    Pages from the Past

    Accidents, often fatal, were a regular occurrence on the railway lines around Athlone 150 years ago, both during their construction and whilst in operation.The Westmeath Independent...

  • Obituaries

  • Published: 25th March, 2009 12:00pm

    Late Supt. Peadar Kearney

    Widespread regret has been caused in the Ballinasloe region by the sudden death of Supt. Peadar Kearney at the age of 46 years.

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