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Athlone
Athlone, a town in the counties of Westmeath and Roscommon in Ireland, 76 miles from Dublin. The river Shannon divides it into two parts. The castle, founded in the reign of King John, is on the Roscommon side. In 1691 the town was taken by the forces of William III. It is now one of the chief military stations in Ireland.