Moate
Moate
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Town | |
Main Street (R446 road) | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′43″N 7°43′14″W / 53.3954°N 7.7205°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Dáil Éireann | Longford–Westmeath |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.943 km2 (0.750 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,013 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | N37 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)90 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N182383 |
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Moate (/moʊt/; Irish: An Móta) is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 3,013.
The town's Irish name, An Móta, 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. It made the town more wealthy than equivalent towns in Leinster. There are several extant examples of Quaker houses on the main street, which itself is typical of an Irish marketplace.