The research comes as Pope Leo 14th has been elected.
Westmeath is one of the most pope-obsessed counties in Ireland.
It's fourth on the list with Dublin being the most pope-obsessed county in Ireland.
Legacy Communications analysed Google Search trends data, with Carlow, Galway and Leitrim rounding out the top five.
The research comes as Pope Leo the 14th was elected and introduced to the world yesterday.
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