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Owing to its proximity to Dublin, Meath is the least indigenous county in Ireland, with just 71,356 usual residents (32.4 percent) recorded as being born within the county. Just under half of all Meath residents (49.2 percent) were born elsewhere in the State, and the remaining 18.3 percent were born abroad. [ 67 ]
The Irish-language names of counties in the Republic of Ireland are prescribed by ministerial order, which in the case of three newer counties, omits the word contae (county). [2] Irish names form the basis for all English-language county names except Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow, which are of Norse origin.
Mide originally referred to the area around the Hill of Uisneach in County Westmeath, where the festival of Beltaine was celebrated. The larger province of Meath, between the Irish Sea and the Shannon, is traditionally said to have been created by Túathal Techtmar, an exemplar king, in the first century from parts of the other four provinces.
Oldcastle (Irish: An Seanchaisleán) [2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is located in the north-west of the county near the border with Cavan, approximately 13 miles (21 km) from Kells. The R154 and R195 regional roads cross in the town's market square. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. [2]
History of County Meath, Ireland Republic of Ireland: Carlow; Cavan; Clare; Cork; Donegal; Dublin. Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown; ... Pages in category "History of County ...
A barony of Drogheda in County Meath is listed in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. [102] [103] The territory included is the portion of the County of the Town of Drogheda outside the municipal borough of Drogheda and south of the River Boyne; this was detached from the County of the Town under
View history; Tools. Tools. move to ... This is a list of towns and villages in County Meath, Ireland. A. Agher [1] ... List of towns and villages in County Meath.
Meath was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1801 to 1885 returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Boundaries [ edit ]