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Drogheda ( / ˈdrɒhədə, ˈdrɔːdə / DRO-həd-ə, DRAW-də; Irish: Droichead Átha [ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhəd̪ˠ ˈaːhə], meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 42 km (26 mi) north of Dublin city centre. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland ...
Newgrange ( Irish: Sí an Bhrú[ 1 ]) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres (five miles) west of the town of Drogheda. [ 2 ] It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic Period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian ...
The area is located eight kilometers west of Drogheda in County Meath, Ireland, in a bend of the River Boyne. It is around 40 kilometers north of Dublin. [4]Brú na Bóinne is surrounded on its southern, western and eastern sides by the Boyne; additionally, a small tributary of the Boyne, the River Mattock, runs along the northern edge, almost completely surrounding Brú na Bóinne with water.
Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. Meath is the 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the 8th-most populous, with a total population of 220,826 according to the 2022 census. [ 2 ] The county town and largest settlement in Meath is Navan, located in the centre of the county along the River ...
Dowth. / 53.70365; -6.4502. Dowth ( Irish: Dubhadh) is a Neolithic passage tomb near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the other passage tombs, which date from around 3200 BC.
This is a list of towns and villages in County Meath, Ireland. A. Agher [1] Ashbourne [2] Athboy [2] B. Ballivor [2] ... Drogheda (southern environs) [4] Drumconrath ...
Mornington, County Meath. / 53.72139°N 6.28389°W / 53.72139; -6.28389. Mornington ( Irish: Baile Uí Mhornáin, meaning 'town of the mariner') [ 2] is a coastal village on the estuary of the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland approximately 5 km downriver from the centre of Drogheda. Together with the neighbouring villages of Laytown ...
Oldbridge. Coordinates: 53.715309°N 6.409204°W. The River Boyne at Oldbridge. Oldbridge ( Irish: An Seandroichead) [1] is a townland near Drogheda in County Meath, Ireland. [2] The area is home to the Boyne Navigation, the Battle of the Boyne Interpretive Centre and the southern half of the Mary McAleese Boyne Valley Bridge (which carries the ...