1. The name and its pronunciation on the train speakers as you enter the station from either Dublin/ Sligo.
If you're on the line, keep an ear out for it. The name 'An Muileann gCearr' means the left handed mill and refers to the early medieval monastic town, which has now become the most populous town in the Irish midlands.
2. The statues of the two pilgrims located on Austin Friars Street (formerly Bridge Street).
The statue is made of pewter, produced in the local business in Mullingar. The pilgrims are located at the site of the early medieval Augustinian Friary. Archaeological excavations revealed the remains of friars on the site some of whom were buried with the scallop shells that they brought back to Ireland, as emblems of St. James, from Spain when doing the pilgrimage to the region of Santiago de Compostela.
3. The homeplace of one of our boxing champions, John Joe Nevin
The London Olympics lifted the Irish spirits with a fantastic performance from the Irish squad of boxers. One of those sports people, was John Joe Nevin, a native of Mullingar and an ambassador for the Travelling community in Ireland.
Take time in Mullingar, enjoy some of the nice coffee shops, look around the town. Just for good measure listen to a nice song while your roving, I suggest the song, 'A pair of brown eyes', written and sung by Shane McGowan of the Pogues. (Click link to u tube for song: Pair of brown eyes ).
If you ever go roving through Mullingar, drop us a line to let us know what three things you liked about the town ?
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