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Dunboyne
Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning 'Búinne's stronghold') is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. As per the 2022 census, the population decreased slightly to 7,155. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road (formerly designated R157).
Dunboyne's Irish language name, Dún Búinne, indicates it was the fort of Bui who was the wife of the god Lugh. Dunboyne was home to many men who fought for and against British rule in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. During the War of Independence the town was Division Headquarters to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) 1st Eastern Division, a unit formed in April 1921 under Divisional commander, Seán Boylan. The Division consisted nine brigades: 1st Brigade (south Meath & north Kildare); 2nd (Navan & Trim); 3rd (Kells, Virginia & Mullagh); 4th, Delvin; 5th (Mullingar & north Westmeath); 6th, Edenderry; 7th (Naas & south Kildare); 8th Fingal; and 9th (Drogheda & south Louth). Dunboyne got its name from Boann, the goddess of the River Boyne. The River Tolka runs through Dunboyne.
Dunboyne Castle, originally a tower house, was built as a seat for a branch of the Butler dynasty, the Lords Dunboyne. This tower house was destroyed during the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland, and a Georgian country house was built on the property in the mid-18th century.
Later passing to the Mangan family, the country house was the seat of Simon Mangan, HM Lieutenant for County Meath in the 1890s and 1900s.[citation needed] The house was sold in 1950 and became a convent, in which nuns lived and operated a mother and baby institution. The Árd Mhuire Mother and Baby Home in Dunboyne, which was opened by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1955, closed in 1991. A partial section of the building was dismantled. The convent was sold and converted into a hotel which opened in 2006.
Dunboyne Athletic Club was founded in 1928 and is located on the Rooske Road. The club's facilities include throwing facilities, a clubhouse and a 400-metre all-weather track which opened in 2019.
The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team, St Peters Dunboyne GAA, won the Meath Senior Football Championship in 1998, 2005 and 2018. 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.[citation needed]
Dunboyne's Ladies Gaelic football team, Dunboyne Ladies GFC, was founded in 1996. The team has won several titles, and won the Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship in 2021.
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Dunboyne
Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning 'Búinne's stronghold') is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. As per the 2022 census, the population decreased slightly to 7,155. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road (formerly designated R157).
Dunboyne's Irish language name, Dún Búinne, indicates it was the fort of Bui who was the wife of the god Lugh. Dunboyne was home to many men who fought for and against British rule in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. During the War of Independence the town was Division Headquarters to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) 1st Eastern Division, a unit formed in April 1921 under Divisional commander, Seán Boylan. The Division consisted nine brigades: 1st Brigade (south Meath & north Kildare); 2nd (Navan & Trim); 3rd (Kells, Virginia & Mullagh); 4th, Delvin; 5th (Mullingar & north Westmeath); 6th, Edenderry; 7th (Naas & south Kildare); 8th Fingal; and 9th (Drogheda & south Louth). Dunboyne got its name from Boann, the goddess of the River Boyne. The River Tolka runs through Dunboyne.
Dunboyne Castle, originally a tower house, was built as a seat for a branch of the Butler dynasty, the Lords Dunboyne. This tower house was destroyed during the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland, and a Georgian country house was built on the property in the mid-18th century.
Later passing to the Mangan family, the country house was the seat of Simon Mangan, HM Lieutenant for County Meath in the 1890s and 1900s.[citation needed] The house was sold in 1950 and became a convent, in which nuns lived and operated a mother and baby institution. The Árd Mhuire Mother and Baby Home in Dunboyne, which was opened by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1955, closed in 1991. A partial section of the building was dismantled. The convent was sold and converted into a hotel which opened in 2006.
Dunboyne Athletic Club was founded in 1928 and is located on the Rooske Road. The club's facilities include throwing facilities, a clubhouse and a 400-metre all-weather track which opened in 2019.
The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) team, St Peters Dunboyne GAA, won the Meath Senior Football Championship in 1998, 2005 and 2018. 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.[citation needed]
Dunboyne's Ladies Gaelic football team, Dunboyne Ladies GFC, was founded in 1996. The team has won several titles, and won the Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship in 2021.