Moate Hotels & Information

Moate is a town in County Westmeath. The name An Mota is derived from the term motte-and-bailey as the Normans built an example of this type of fortification here. The earthwork is still visible behind the buildings on the main street.

The town later became an important marketplace and Quaker village. There are several extant examples of Quaker houses on the main street, which itself is typical of an Irish marketplace.

The town is situated the N6 route between Dublin and Galway. It is a serious traffic bottleneck as traffic on Fridays leads to 5 km tailbacks. This is scheduled to be bypassed by October 2008. A disused railway runs through the town, built by the Midland Great Western Railway to connect Dublin and Galway (now served by another route). Athlone is 15 km west, along the N6.

Moate is a growing town with many new businesses being attracted to it, including a supermarket, hardware store, internet cafe / computer shop, and over twelve public houses. It has been the site of many new building ventures in recent years, for example at the site of the old convent there now stands a complex of apartments and shops.

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