Dunboyne Dún Búinne
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53°25′12″N 6°28′30″W / 53.419866, -6.475067
Irish Grid Reference O010422
Statistics
Province:	Leinster
County:	County Meath
Elevation:	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2006)	8,691

Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne) is a town in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland. It is a dormitory town for the city of Dublin. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image:Ireland map County Meath Magnified. ... GPS redirects here. ... 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, while several county names have changed. ... 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. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ... This article or section should be merged with Bedroom community A dormitory town is generally a rural town where a large proportion of its population commute to nearby cities. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ...

Location and access

Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the R157, just south of the N3 National primary route. The R156 road is a Regional Route in the Ireland, linking the N3 near Clonee in County Meath to the N4 (near Mullingar) in County Westmeath. ... A Regional Road in the Republic of Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a National Primary Route, or National Secondary Route), but nevertheless forming a link in the national road network. ... The N3 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running between Dublin, Cavan Town and the border with County Fermanagh. ... 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. ...

Dunboyne railway station was opened on 29 August 1862 and finally closed on 1 April 1963^[1]. However, Dunboyne is due to be reconnected in 2009, after more than forty years, to the national rail passenger network, as part of the reopening of the Navan-Clonsilla line. is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about 1862 . ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Clonsilla (Cluain Saileach in Irish, meaning meadow of the Willow or Sallows). ...

History

Dunboyne's history stretches back to the Middle Ages.

It was home to many men who fought against British rule and pikemen marched on Dublin from Dunboyne in 1798, although few returned. Combatants United Irishmen French First Republic Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Commanders Local leaders, General Humbert Cornwallis Lake Strength  ? Various, at peak mid-June c. ...

Dunboyne has seen major transformation since the early 1980s. Suburban housing estates developed around the fringes of the traditional village, such as Beechdale, Woodview and Castleview Heights and the new development at Dunboyne Castle estate and hotel. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

Notable people

John Bruton, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) from 1994 to 1997 and former leader of the Fine Gael political party, lived about 5 kilometres outside the village. As the current envoy for the European Union to the United States of America, he resides in Washington D.C. He still maintains farmland and a home in Dunboyne. John Gerard Bruton (Irish: ; born 18 May 1947) was the ninth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: , phonetic: TEE-shock — plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach [1], is the head of government or prime minister of the Republic of Ireland . ... Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, usually referred to as Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ; approximate English translation: Family/Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with a membership of over 34,000, and is the largest opposition party in... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Sean Boylan, former manager of the Meath GAA football team lives in Dunboyne. Sean Boylan is the manager of the Meath senior football team in Ireland. ...

Mgr Dermot Farrell, the Parish Priest since 1 October, 2007, is the former President of St Patrick's College, Maynooth. Monsignor Dermot Farrell is a native of Castletown-Geoghegan, County Westmeath, Ireland. ...

Sport

Dunboyne is also known for its rich GAA tradition. The Dunboyne team won the Meath senior county football championship in 1998 and 2005. Dunboyne man Seán Boylan was the longest serving county manager in GAA history and led Meath to four All Ireland victories in 1987, 1988, 1996 and 1999. He was awarded 'Freedom of Meath' in 2006 for his contributions to the Meath GAA scene. Seán Boylan is a retired Gaelic Football manager from Dunboyne, Co Meath, Ireland. ...

All Ireland winners from Dunboyne representing Meath include Brian Smith (Captain 1949), James Reilly (1949), Brendan Reilly, Enda McManus, Nigel Crawford and David Gallagher.

Dunboyne was also a motor racing venue between 1958 and 1967 for both cars and motorbikes. The racing circuit was a 4 mile long triangular shaped circuit with a combination of fast straights and hairpin bends. The start/finish line was in the centre of dunboyne village and the racing circuit itself consisted of public roads around the village. During these years races such as the Leinster Trophy, Dunboyne Trophy and Holmpatrick Trophy were held. The Dunboyne Motor Club have revived the spirit of this era with an annual renunion in the village bringing together many of the cars and bikes that raced on the circuit.

The old motor racing circuit still sees competitive racing of the two legged variety in the form of the Annual Easter Sunday Road race held by the Dunboyne Athletic Club. Athletes compete for the Mattie McGrath Trophy and 2007 saw this event being held for the 38th time.

Geographical Qualities

It has been suggested that Dunboyne is the only town in Ireland that could be an inland island, as the only way into and out of the town is over bridges, directly outside the town on each road.

The Castle River flows into the Tolka river and recent flooding in and around Dunboyne has been attributed to problems further down the Tolka. Alleviation works have resulted in the risk of flooding being severely lessened. The last major flood was in 2002, preceded by floods in 2000 and 1987. The River Tolka (Irish: Tulcha) is a river which flows through Dublin, Ireland. ...

Dunboyne Castle, which was a fine Georgian house, was built as the seat of the Butler family, Lords Dunboyne. It later passed to the Mangan family and was the seat of Simon Mangan, HM Lieutenant for County Meath in the 1890s. After being sold in 1950, it became the Good Shepherd Convent, before becoming a hotel in recent years.

Miscellaneous Information

Dunboyne was the backdrop for the fictional village of Leestown in the very successful television series of the 1970s called The Riordans. More recently certain elements of the local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) clubs and country houses were used in a recent RTÉ GAA related drama series. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The Riordans was the second Porkchop pig eater made by Joe Mcburger Master to boost ratings (then called Telifís Éireann). ... For other uses, see GAA (disambiguation). ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ...

In Stockholm, Sweden there is an unusual youth hostel; it is a ship called af Chapman. Named Dunboyne by her original Dublin owners, Charles E. Martin & Co., she participated in trade with Australia in her early years. Sold to Norway in 1909, the Dunboyne was renamed the G.D. Kennedy in July 1915 when she was bought by the Swedish shipping company Transatlantic who sold her to the Swedish government in 1924, when it was renamed af Chapman. She has been operating as a youth hostel since 1949.^[2] For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... The youth hostel af Chapman is offering 285 beds on board a 74,7 metres long, 11,4 metres wide steel full-rigged ship from the 19th century. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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External links

• Dunboyne Parish
• Dunboyne Castle Hotel
• St. Peter's Dunboyne GAA
• Dunboyne Athletic Club
• IRRS Journal article on railway re-opening
• Dunboyne Road Racing 1958-1967
  • Meath Tourism