Dunboyne

Dunboyne ( Irish: Dún Buinne, meaning: Baeithins / Boynes fortress ) is a town in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland. In 2006 she had a population of 5713th Many of the residents commute to Dublin for work.

Dunboyne is located at the intersection of two regional roads R156 and R157. The National Road N3 leads northeast past the town.

  • 2.1 Motorsport
  • 2.2 Rugby
  • 2.3 Football
  • 4.1 roads
  • 4.2 Railway
  • 4.3 bus

History

The history of Dunboyne dates back to the Middle Ages. The town was first mentioned in 1423, when King Henry IV, the Provost (Mayor ) of Dunboyne ordered to draw up troops for the defense of Trim. This shows that Dunboyne must already have been a significant community at that time.

Rebellion of 1798

Many of those who fought in the 1798 rebellion against British rule, had their home in the village. The result was that the city was burned down by the British. In the 19th century but was built as a market town again. Many wealthy citizens of Dublin built their country houses here.

The Castle of Dunboyne

In place of the old, fortified castle of Dunboyne, which served the Butler family whose head the title of Lord Dunboyne wore as a headquarters, a mansion was built in the Georgian style in the 18th century. Later it became the property of the manganese family over and was in the 1890s and 1900s, the headquarters of Simon Mangan, HM Lieutenant for County Meath, and served as a hotel later. The hotel was built in 1950 sold and converted into a convent. This was dissolved because of damage to buildings again in 1990. 2006 was built around the remains of the old building around a new hotel.

Sports

Motorsport

In Dunboyne were held both for cars and for motorcycles 1958-1967 race. The course was roughly triangular and 6 km long with fast straights and hairpin bends. The start and finish were in Dunboyne itself and the course extended to public roads around the place. During this time, such as race the Leinster Trophy, Dunboyne Trophy and Holmpatrick Trophy organized. The Dunboyne Motor Club organizes an annual meeting of racing cars and motorcycles to socialize with this "Spirit of Dunboyne " to the racing tradition.

On the old track of Dunboyne Athletic Club organized an annual run, the Annual Easter Sunday Road race where the winner with the Mattie McGrath Trophy will be honored.

Rugby

From Dunboyne come two internationally known rugby players: The brothers Tom and Conleth Feighery.

Football

There are two clubs in the City: The Dunboyne AFC and the St. Patrick's FC, ​​who also Kilbreena FC is the name.

Schools and Colleges

  • Dunboyne Junior Primary School
  • Dunboyne Senior Primary School
  • Gaelscoil na nÓg Thulach
  • St Peter's National School ( Church of Ireland )
  • St. Peter 's College

Traffic

The National Road N3 passes very close to Dunboyne. 2010, this is replaced by the M3 Motorway.

Railway

The train station of Dunboyne is currently under construction and expected to open in 2010. He is part of the line Dublin - Navan, which is being reactivated. The first railway station in the village was opened on August 29, 1862 and closed on 1 April 1963.

Bus

The place is connected to the transport Dublin. In addition, the remote line keeps Dublin - Navan here.

Geography

The Castle River empties into the Tolka River. 1987, 2000 and 2002 there were major floods.

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