Castletown Neighbourhood Guide
Westmeath
Castletown is a small rural locality in County Westmeath, within the N91 routing area and surrounded by communities including Dysart, Geoghegan, Ballymore, Moyvore, Rathconrath and Streamstown. It is a dispersed countryside setting rather than a village with a concentrated commercial centre, with larger services generally accessed in nearby towns such as Ballymore, Mullingar and Athlone.
Area character
Rural, quiet and community-oriented, with farmland, one-off housing and small settlements defining the local landscape. The area suits residents seeking countryside living while remaining within driving distance of Westmeath’s larger employment, shopping and education centres.
Schools
- Ballymore National Schoolprimary
- St Fintan’s National School, Ballymoreprimary
- Moate Community Schoolsecondary
- Mullingar post-primary schoolssecondary
- Athlone Institute of Technology / TUS Midlandsthird-level
Transport
- N91 regional roadroad
- Local rural roads linking Dysart, Ballymore, Moyvore and Rathconrathroad
- Bus services accessed in nearby towns and villagesbus
- Mullingar railway stationrail
- Athlone railway stationrail
Amenities
- Ballymore village shops, services and community facilitiesshopping/community
- Ballymore GAA and local sports facilitiessport/leisure
- Lough Ennell and surrounding Westmeath countrysideoutdoor recreation
- Mullingar town centreshopping/services
- Athlone town centre and Athlone Regional Sports Centreshopping/leisure
- Local churches and community halls in surrounding settlementscommunity