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Dunshaughlin (Irish: Domhnach Seachnaill; Dún Seachlainn) [1] is a town in County Meath in Ireland. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ...
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Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,831 Website: www. ...
Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, the county is often informally called The Royal County. ...
History It is named after Saint Seachnaill, a contemporary of Saint Patrick, who established a church there in the 5th century. Seachnaill gave his name to Mael Seachnaill. It was Máel Seachnaill II who became the first king of an all-Ireland state following the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. And it is from the same Máel Seachlainn that the principal family of Brega, Ó Maoilsheachlainn, is descended. Dunshaughlin (or more specifically, the townland of Lagore) is famous for an ancient crannóg or settlement from the 7th century where a number of Irish antiquities were discovered. The oldest families still in the village are the Muintir Uí Fhloinn, who are recorded at the latest in 1550 and the Muintir Uí Mhuirí who are recorded at the same time. Outside the village families such as the Uí Ruanaidh in Trevet continue to exist on the site where they were recorded to be in 1550. The great Norman-Irish families such as the Delahides are no longer to be found in the village, neither are the religious sites which they patronised at the time. Saint Seachnaill (Sechnall, Secundinus) (ca. ...
For information about the holiday, see: Saint Patricks Day Saint Patrick (Latin: [2], Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland along with Brigid of Kildare and Columba. ...
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Combatants Irish of Munster Irish of Leinster and Dublin Vikings Commanders Brian Boru†Máelmorda mac Murchada, Sigtrygg Strength ca. ...
The Kings of Brega took their name from Mag Breg, the plain of Brega, in modern County Meath and County Dublin, Ireland. ...
Loch Gabhair meaning Lake of the Goats (Lagore in English) ...
Reconstructed crannóg on Loch Tay A crannóg (pronounced /krəˈno:g/ or /ˈkrɑno:g/ or /ˈkranag/) is an ancient artificial island or natural island in Scotland and Ireland, used for a settlement. ...
The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...
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Approximately 1.6 km south of the village is a preserved workhouse from An Gorta Mór which was abolished by the Irish State in the early twenties. The workhouse is currently under private ownership and is not open to the public. Starvation during the famine The Great Famine or the Great Hunger (Irish: An Gorta Mór or An Drochshaol), known more commonly outside of Ireland as the Irish Potato Famine, is the name given to a famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1849. ...
Today Dunshaughlin, 29 km from Dublin on the N3 road, is today a thriving satellite town of the nation's capital consisting primarily of a main street, with numerous retail units consisting of newsagents, pubs, take away food outlets and clothing stores. 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 N3 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running between Dublin, Cavan Town and the border with County Fermanagh. ...
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It has grown considerably over the last 20 years and while the population in 1996 was just 2,139, it was 3,063 by the census of 2002 and is recorded as 3,384 today (Census 2006).
Dunshaughlin is due a railway station when the new Navan - Clonsilla line is reopened. The old station was at Drumree, just outside of Dunshaughlin, though the reinstated line is likely to be situated closer to the town. Drumree is a small town in south meath, ireland. ...
In July 2006, the town's park opened.
Dunshaughlin's Secondary School, Dunshaughlin Community College, was also selected as one of Microsoft's School's of The Future. This was put down to the schools excellent IT facilities and consistent work to improve on this. Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ...
Sport The town is represented in sport by a Men's & Ladies Gaelic football team (Men's team were Meath county champions 3 years in a row from 2000-2003). Other popular sports include soccer, tennis, golf and athletics. The towns golfing community takes great pride in its golf course "The Black Bush Golf Club". The town also has a strong association with horse racing, in particular National Hunt racing. mating on a carrot flower National Hunt racing is the name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences (except in the case of a bumper). The core of the National Hunt season is over the winter...
The Workhouse The Dunshaughlin workhouse was erected in 1840-41 on a five-acre site 1.5 miles to the south of Dunshaughlin, the building was planned to accommodate 400 inmates. Its construction cost £4,938 plus £912 for fittings etc. The building was declared fit for habitaion on May 12th 1841, and received its first admissions on 17th May.
During the Irish Famine in the mid-1840s, stables and probationary wards were converted into sleeping apartments to accommodate the large of additional inmatesseeking food and shelter during the famine, with the workhouse stables also fitted up for the use of a ward for new patients. A fever hospital was subsequently erected to the north of the workhouse. A burial ground was located to the rear of the workhouse, which you can still visit today, sometimes memorial services are conducted here fore those who died during the famine. Starvation during the famine The Irish Potato Famine, also called The Great Famine or The Great Hunger (Irish: An Gorta Mór), is the name given to a famine which struck Ireland between 1846 and 1849. ...
In the post-famine years, the workhouse rarely had more than a few dozen inmates. During the First World War, the building was used to accommodate Belgian refugees, some of whom died there and were buried in the paupers' graveyard. In 1920-21, the building was taken over as a barracks by the Black and Tans during the Irish War of Independence. For other senses of the term, see Black and tan (disambiguation). ...
Combatants Irish Republic United Kingdom Commanders Michael Collins Richard Mulcahy Cathal Brugha Important local IRA leaders Henry Hugh Tudor Strength Irish Republican Army c. ...
Following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the workhouse system was abolished.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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Notes - ^ While Domhnach Seachnaill remains the common name among the natives, since the Placenames Order, 1975 the alternative recorded Irish name for the town, Dún Seachlainn, is designated as the official name. Both names are equally legitimate with Domhnach Seachnaill appearing in ecclesiastical records and Dún Seachlainn appearing in secular records.
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