Ashbourne Cill Dhéagláin
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°30′44″N 6°23′54″W / 53.512296, -6.398335
Irish Grid Reference O060525
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	County Meath
Elevation:	73 m (240 ft)
Population (2006)	8528

Ashbourne (Irish: Cill Dhéagláin, meaning Church of [Saint] Declan) is a sizeable commuter town in County Meath, Ireland about 20 km from Dublin on the N2 road. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image:Ireland map County Meath Magnified. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... The N2 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running from Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland at Moy Bridge near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone to connect Dublin with Derry via the A5]. // The N2 commences at a junction with the N1 along Dorset Street Upper. ... A directional road sign in the Republic of Ireland on an other road (not a national road) at Portlaoise, County Laois, including patches for national roads and advance warning of bridge height restrictions. ...

Growth

Ashbourne's main street

Ashbourne has undergone a rapid transformation in recent years, from a small village to become part of the commuter belt of Dublin. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 989 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 989 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

The population of the town was 8,528 as of the 2006 census, a 34% increase on the previous census in 2002, making it Meath's second largest town after Navan and the largest town in the new Meath East Dáil constituency, which elects 3 TDs to the Dáil. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The Meath East parliamentary constituency was created by the 2004 Constituency Commission Report on Dáil Constituencies and will come into being in the 30th Irish general election. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...

This growth has largely been the result of the rapid construction of several new housing schemes - most notably several apartment blocks scattered throughout the town and a number of new housing estates. It's also led to Ashbourne becoming the a cosmopolitan town, the 2006 census showed ^[1] that over 12% of Ashbourne's population was born outside Ireland. The Lithuanian community is the second largest minority in Ashbourne after people from the United Kingdom. Almost one fifth of all non-Irish born in the town are from Lithuanian. Lithuanian language services are held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The Polish community in Ashbourne is the second-largest in Meath after Navan.

The growth in Ashbourne's population has spurred expansion of local enterprise and retail to cater for the growing populations needs. Many new retail units have been opened in recent years.

Public Transport

New apartments in Ashbourne

Ashbourne is served by Bus Éireann who provide a regular service from Beresford Place, using a limited number of Bus Éireann-branded double-decker buses, every 20 minutes at peak times to the town. Some of these services continue on to Ratoath, Kilmoon Cross, Duleek and even Navan. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1082 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1082 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... // Ratoath - Ráth Tó Ratoath (Ráth Tó in Irish) is a rapidly expanding town in south east County Meath, Ireland. ... Duleek (Irish: ) is a village in County Meath, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

Ashbourne is served by a limited Dublin Bus Nitelink service after 11.30pm. Monday to Thursday, Ashbourne commuters can take the 40N service through Finglas and on to Ashbourne for €6 one-way (significantly cheaper than the €35 plus taxi fare) from Westmoreland St at 12.30am and 2am. Thursday to Saturday, there is a dedicated Ashbourne Nitelink, the 88N, which again leaves Westmoreland St and proceeds straight to Ashbourne for €6 one-way at 12.30am, 2am and 3.30am. Dublin Bus (Irish: Bus Átha Cliath) is a public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. ...

In April 2007, Bus Éireann erected notices in Ashbourne outlining 4 official stops and requesting commuters not to request stops at other locations, where stops have not yet been erected to cater for newer Ashbourne housing estates. Bus Éireann's decision to prevent buses stopping informally, instead of consulting with their customers, was greeted with anger by commuters and representations were made by local leaders to Bus Éireann ^[2]. It's now felt by many bus users in Ashbourne that the best solution for public transport in Ashbourne would be the introduction of a cheaper, more efficient Dublin Bus service^[3]. Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ... Dublin Bus (Irish: Bus Átha Cliath) is a public transport operator in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Amenities

There is an 18 hole golf course on the outskirts of the town and several sports clubs in the town, including a Gaelic Athletic Association club, Donaghmore-Ashbourne, a rugby union team, a number of soccer clubs, a judo club and a boxing club as well as other sporting organisations. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Gaelic Games - traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. ... A rugby union scrum. ...

Church of the Immaculate Conception

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Retail activities

A series of shopping streets are currently being built as part of a scheme to give Ashbourne the type of retail centre more in keeping with other towns. Up until recently commercial development in the town was stifled given the fact that the town was bisected by a busy national primary route, the N2, on to which all commercial development was focused. This restricted the town's potential to attract high street retailers due to the a lack of suitable sites and the associated traffic hazards of the N2. In 2002 a local area plan for the town was completed which provides for the future development of Ashbourne. The plan provides for a major expansion of Ashbourne westward into the townland of Killegland adjoining the new N2 Ashbourne bypass. When implemented it will see the introduction of residential units, a retail park, community facilities and industrial units. The town is being planned westward as the Fingal County boundary is only 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) from the east side of the town, which decreases to approximately 600 metres (2,000 ft) at the north end of the town, in the townland of Rath. A typical Irish road sign in Mullingar, County Westmeath Ireland, both north and south of the border, has an extensive network of roads. ... The N2 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running from Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland at Moy Bridge near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone to connect Dublin with Derry via the A5]. // The N2 commences at a junction with the N1 along Dorset Street Upper. ...

Killegland Street, Ashbourne's new retail area

Of the streets developed in Ashbourne's "new" town centre, Killegland Street, has become a new commercial street containing a number of varied retail units along with a new library and council offices. Car parking in the town has been expanded thanks to both a large underground car park beneath Killegland Street linking into the a supermarket and a multi-storey car park above. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1095 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1095 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ...

Bridge Street is an existing street between the Broadmeadow River and the Ashbourne House Hotel which contained just three dwellings and no retail outlets eight years ago now has five shops, a large hotel, dozens of apartments and a supermarket there. This is typical of the high pace of development in Ashbourne in the past decade.

The new Dunnes Stores

A large supermarket has opened a large store on the former Dardis & Dunns seed merchant site on the northern end of Frederick/Main Street as part of the Ashbourne Town Centre development and is accessible from both Frederick Street, across from Ashbourne's original Town Centre and Killegland Square, linking the new retail area to the established centre in the town. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 838 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dunnes Stores Ashbourne, County Meath ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 838 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dunnes Stores Ashbourne, County Meath ...

Future retail activities and developments

Development is now being concentrated on the area west of Castle Street (known locally as Ned Nulty's Lane), a route which was completely realigned and widened in 2006 to allow motorists to avoid the new centre and reduce congestion, as well as providing a direct route from Garden City to Cluain Rí and areas like Brindley Park and Johnswood. However in the medium to long-term, this route will lead to the new housing developments to the west of the town centre/Crestwood/Bourne View areas. It's expected that this end of town, which will soon be home to Donaghmore-Ashbourne GAA's new playing pitches, will eventually stretch to the N2 bypass to the west and join with Brindley Park to the north.

2007 also saw the opening of two new commercial ventures in the Rath, north of the town. 4Home Superstores opened in February 2007 at the new Ashbourne Retail Park and catalogue store Argos opened an Argos Extra outlet in the park in August 2007. County Meath's second Marriott hotel opened in April 2007 as the 140-room Ashbourne Marriott. Coordinates 37°37′ N 22°43′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Argolis Province Argos Population 29,505 Area 5. ... Coordinates 37°37′ N 22°43′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Argolis Province Argos Population 29,505 Area 5. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... Marriott International, Inc. ... Marriott International, Inc. ...

Ashbourne Retail Park Ltd. applied for planning permission^[4] on 9 March 2007 for huge extension to the park, consisting of 4 additional double-height retail warehouse units, over which will be a 1,000 seater cinema, as well as food and beverage outlets. Car parking will also increase by another 210 spaces, with the entire extension containing almost 7,500 sq. m of floor area. The arrival of a cinema in Ashbourne is eagerly anticipated as it was originally claimed to be included in the Killegland Street development. The development was granted permission^[4] with conditions on 10 August 2007.

The New N2

Ashbourne is linked to the M50 and Dublin City by 17 kilometres of new high quality dual carriageway on the N2 national primary route, which commences at junction 5 of the M50 motorway (13.5km from Ashbourne). The new road terminates at the Rath roundabout in the townland of Rath 1.5km north of Ashbourne. This section of the N2 was significantly upgraded in the 1990s almost as far as Slane, which is the next town north of Ashbourne. The road is unique in Ireland as it is the first non-motorway road in the state to officially be granted national motorway speed limits of 120 km/h. As a result of this, the road is sometimes incorrectly, though understandably, referred to as the M2 by some local groups such as auctioneers and some local media. The old N2, now redesignated the R135, had its speed limit reduced to 80km/h, to the consternation of local motorists. The M50 motorway is a motorway and National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. ... The N2 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running from Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland at Moy Bridge near Aughnacloy, County Tyrone to connect Dublin with Derry via the A5]. // The N2 commences at a junction with the N1 along Dorset Street Upper. ...

Council offices and Library

The Ashbourne library has held a number of events and extremely well known authors have paid a visit to the library. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 895 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 895 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ashbourne, County Meath ...

The new N2, which the Government announced in March 2005 would not be tolled, allows thousands of commuters and hauliers to avoid the town, which has become a major bottleneck for traffic heading south from Donegal, Derry, Tyrone, Monaghan, Louth and the rest of Meath. The South Ashbourne Interchange, a large junction taking traffic on and off the N2 near the Nine Mile Stone, promises a non-stop transferral of traffic to and from Ashbourne and its new by-pass. The new N2 will eventually be linked to the M50 through a freeflow junction at exit 5, meaning most traffic will not have to stop at traffic lights as is currently the case. Already, the new route sends and receives northbound M50 traffic this way. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ... , Derry or Londonderry (Irish: or ), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. ... The name Tyrone can refer to: A county in Northern Ireland; see County Tyrone An Earl of Tyrone A small steam train which runs between Bushmills and the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... This article is about the town of Louth in England. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ...

Phase 1 of the route, from the M50 junction to the Cherryhound junction, opened to commuter traffic on 17 November 2005. The old N2 from just north of The Brock Inn was then blocked off from the M50 junction and became the R135. The new route immediately allowed traffic to and from Ashbourne to avoid Kilshane Cross, a noted bottleneck in recent years due to it serving Dublin airport. Phase 2 of the route, from the Nine Mile Stone south of Ashbourne to north of Rath Cross - the Ashbourne bypass section - opened to traffic on 21 March 2006, ahead of the entire route being opened by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD on 25 May 2006 - four months ahead of schedule. The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet1. ... Patrick Bartholomew Bertie Ahern (Irish: ; born 12 September 1951) is an Irish politician who, since 26 June 1997, has served as the tenth Taoiseach. ... TD or td may stand for: Touchdown Chad, ISO 2-letter country code Tank destroyer Tardive dyskinesia, serious adverse effects usually caused by older antipsychotic drugs <td> (table cell delimiter tag), see HTML Teachta Dála, Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Technical Director, cinematography and...

Bus Éireann has not offered any express services using the new road, as expected when it first opened, and continue to use the old (R135) road for all services until Kilshane, where the R135 has an exit to the Dublin Airport Logistics Park and the N2. This is in stark contrast to Dublin Bus, who use the N2 as far as Cherryhound (exit 2) for their 88N Nitelink service to Ashbourne. Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in the Republic of Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. ...

1916 Rising Monument

To the north of the village is a monument to the only major incident of the 1916 Easter Rebellion to take place outside Dublin. This monument carries a plaque with a line from a poem by Thomas Ashe the local schoolmaster: 'Let me carry your cross for Ireland, Lord'. The monument has two images on one side the figure is in the form of Christ on the other side is a revolutionary. This monument is known locally as The Rath Cross. The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Casca) was a militarily unsuccessful rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday in April 1916. ... Thomas Ashe Thomas Ashe (12 January 1885 – 25 September 1917) born in Lispole, County Kerry, Ireland, a teacher, was a member of the Gaelic League, the Irish Republican Brotherhood as well as a founding member of the Irish Volunteers. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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References

1. ^ Irish Social Science Data Archive (14 June 2007). Theme 2 - 1: Usually resident population by place of birth (Census 2006). 2006 Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS). Central Statistics Office of Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
2. ^ Ann Casey. "Commuter anger in Ashbourne as bus stop is removed", The Meath Chronicle, Independent News & Media, 14 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. 
3. ^ "Bid to extend bus service to Ashbourne is launched", The Meath Chronicle, Independent News & Media, 28 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Meath County Council Planning Applications 05/03/07 to 11/03/07 (Doc file). Weekly Planning Permission Lists. Meath Tourism, Meath County Council. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.

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External links

• Meath Tourism website managed by Meath County Council, based in Ashbourne
• N2 Finglas-Ashbourne Official Website
• A short history of Ashbourne