a town of Westmeath in Ireland, situated on the river Shannon, in W. Long. 8° O. N. Lat. 53° 20'. It is pretty large, and divided into two parts by the river, over which there is a stone bridge. Both divisions are well fortified, but it was taken by king William in 1691. Below this town the country is low, flat, and marshy; and on the bank of the Shannon there is a great bog, the soil of which is good for nothing but to make turf. This bog extends 50 miles in length, and in some places is two or three miles broad.