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COUNTY WESTMEATH AIDAN HEAVEY PUBLIC LIBRARY ATHLONE Reprinted from Irish Libraries, Archives, Museums & Genealogical Centres: A VisitorsÕ Guide © R.K. OÕNeil and Ulster Historical Foundation. No unauthorised reproduction permitted. Produced for the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild Ð www.ancestryireland.com In 2006, the Athlone Library opened The Aidan Heavey Collection to the public. Aidan Heavey assembled one of the finest private libraries in Ireland, known especially for the very fine condition of its materials, and he and his wife Maureen donated the collection to his home town of Athlone. The collection includes several thousand volumes focusing on Irish history, topography and literature. In addition, documents, prints, drawings and a large collection of related ephemera. The collection totals more than 16,000 items. Highlights of the collection include strong material on Oliver Goldsmith; an extensive collection of Douglas Hyde material, including manuscripts; rare Bibles and prayer books in Irish, including BedelÕs Irish Bible of 1685; and an extensive collection of sixteenth and seventeenth century COUNTYWESTMEATH Reprinted from Irish Libraries, Archives, Museums & Genealogical Centres: A VisitorsÕ Guide © R.K. OÕNeil and Ulster Historical Foundation. No unauthorised reproduction permitted. Produced for the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild Ð www.ancestryireland.com (Mc)Geoghegan, OÕGrowney, Brennan, OÕCoffey, OÕMulleady, OÕMalone, OÕDaly, McAuley and McCormack. Main towns and villages include: Mullingar, Athlone, Castlepollard, Moate and Kilbeggan. The centre has access to approximately 750,000 records. Main records include the following: Roman Catholic records for County Westmeath, starting in 1737; Church of Ireland records dating from 1710 (some available); Presbyterian records dating from 1800 (some available). Other sources include: GriffithÕs Valuation PigotÕs Directory SlaterÕs Directory ; estate lists; voter lists; and the 1911 census. LOCATION Mount Temple Road, 0.6 miles from the Gap House pub. WESTMEATH COUNTY LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS Ð LOCAL STUDIES COLLECTION Dublin Road MULLINGAR, COUNTY WESTMEATH Ireland TELEPHONE: (044) 40781/2/3; FAX: (044) 41322 E-mail: mfarrell@westmeathcoco.ie Website: www.westmeathcoco.ie/services/library MÐF, 10.00amÐ1.00pm, 2.00pmÐ5.00pm ACCESS AND SERVICES Visitors welcome. Reference only. Fees for photocopying. CONTACT Mary Farrell, County Librarian Martin Morris, Archivist The Local Studies Collection is part of the County Westmeath library system and is located in Westmeath County Library Headquarters, Mullingar. The Local Studies Collection contains a wealth of books, maps, journals, newspapers, photographs and ephemera relating to every aspect of life in County Westmeath, past and present. All books in the collection have a connection to Westmeath, in terms of authorship or subject matter. Authors represented in the library collections include: John Broderick, Leo Daly, Alice Dease, J.P. Donleavy, Desmond Egan, Lawrence Ginnell, Josephine Hart, Marian Keaney, Thomas Pakenham, Brinsley MacNamara, T.P. OÕConnor, Padraic OÕFarrell, A.J. Stanley, Michael Walsh, Fr Paul Walsh, Oliver Goldsmith and Christopher Nolan. The collection also includes directories, almanacs, topographical dictionaries, parish histories, GAA histories and unpublished works such as thesis and project material. There are some 3,500 items in this collection. The Irish Collection is also housed at Westmeath County Library Headquarters IRISHLIBRARIES Reprinted from Irish Libraries, Archives, Museums & Genealogical Centres: A VisitorsÕ Guide © R.K. OÕNeil and Ulster Historical Foundation. No unauthorised reproduction permitted. Produced for the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild Ð www.ancestryireland.com number of special collections, from local newspapers to author collections. Newspaper holdings include: Westmeath Journal Midland Chronicle and Westmeath Independent Athlone Independent Athlone Sentinel Westmeath Guardian Athlone Conservative Advocate Athlone Mirror Westmeath Herald Westmeath Independent Westmeath Examiner Westmeath Examiner 1882Ð1995, excluding the years 1986, 1987 and 1988 (on microfilm); Athlone Times Midland Reporter and Westmeath Nationalist The Photographic Collection contains some 2,500 prints of Westmeath including COUNTYWESTMEATH Reprinted from Irish Libraries, Archives, Museums & Genealogical Centres: A VisitorsÕ Guide © R.K. OÕNeil and Ulster Historical Foundation. No unauthorised reproduction permitted. Produced for the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild Ð www.ancestryireland.com IRISHLIBRARIES Reprinted from Irish Libraries, Archives, Museums & Genealogical Centres: A VisitorsÕ Guide © R.K. OÕNeil and Ulster Historical Foundation. No unauthorised reproduction permitted. Produced for the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild Ð www.ancestryireland.com