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Moate ()〔(Moate ) Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-12-30.〕 is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. Sometimes known as the Shelbyville of Athlone The 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. There are several extant examples of Quaker houses on the main street, which itself is typical of an Irish marketplace. ==Location== Moate is on the Cloghatanny River, also known as the Moate Stream, which is a tributary of the River Brosna. The confluence between the Cloghatanny and Brosna is 7.5 kilometres to the southeast of Moate, or 3 km west of Clara.〔(Inspectors Report on a Waste Water Discharge Licence Application ) Environmental Protection Agency, 2010-05-27.〕 The town is on the R446 road between Kinnegad and Athlone. Before July 2008, this was the N6 road, a national primary route, and Moate was a serious traffic bottleneck. The new M6 motorway bypasses the town. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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