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Kilbeggan
Kilbeggan (Cill Bheagáin in Irish) is a town located on the River Brosna in County Westmeath, Ireland. The town's name means "the church of St Bacan ", who founded a monastery here in the 6th century. The N6 and N52 roads intersect in the the town.
Kilbeggan is chiefly famous for Lockes Distillery, the oldest in Ireland, founded in 1757 and now a museum, and for its racecourse located just outside the town.
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