Iarmhí 2026 Edition (4)

Across 24 contributions, readers of this edition are treated to a multidisciplinary tour-de-force stitched together with such passion, authority and fluency that in this age of AI and its looming shadow over the humanities, the field of local history is clearly in safe hands. The ground covered is as broad as the Westmeath diaspora, archaeology, cartography, folklore, military history, the built environment, agrarianism, law and order and cultural and business history. A cursory glance at the contents will pique the interest of readers in Rathconrath, Ballymore, Drumraney, Moyvore, Rochfortbridge, Mullingar, Athlone, Clonmellon, Castledaly, Killucan and Caulry, but a thorough read reveals a more detailed traverse of the county.

Beyond these shores, Westmeath’s transnational links to the United States, Canada, India, Russia, Argentina and even the idyllic island of Tristan da Cunha are explored. In the latter, Martin Timoney highlights the surprising connection between the Gay and Smith families of Mullingar and one of the world’s most remote islands located in the south Atlantic.

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