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Athlone (Irish: Baile Átha Luain, "The Town of the Ford of Luain") is a town in County Westmeath in Ireland's East Coast and Midlands. The town is located in the southwest corner of the county. It has a population of 20'000. The town is actually split in two by the river Shannon. One side of it is in County Roscommon and the other is in County Westmeath. The right bank of the river is the province of Leinster. The left bank of the river is in the province of Connacht. The Shannon is the biggest and longest river in Ireland.