Ashbourne, County Meath

Ashbourne
Cill Dhéagláin
Town
Bridge Street, Ashbourne
Bridge Street, Ashbourne
Ashbourne is located in Ireland
Ashbourne
Ashbourne
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°30′43″N 6°23′53″W / 53.512°N 6.398°W / 53.512; -6.398
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyMeath
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population15,680
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
A84
Telephone area code+353(0)1
Looking west across Ashbourne from the air

Ashbourne (Irish: Cill Dhéagláin, meaning 'Déaglán's church')[2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland. Located about 20 km north of Dublin and close to the M2 motorway, Ashbourne is a commuter town within Greater Dublin.[3][4] In the 26 years between the 1996 and 2022 census, the town tripled in population from approximately 4,900 to 15,680 inhabitants.[5] The town is passed by the Broad Meadow Water, which comes from Ratoath and Dunshaughlin.[6]

  1. ^ "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
  3. ^ "Your guide to Ashbourne: Diverse commuter town with a history of Eurovision glory". TheJournal.ie. 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Make a Move to ... Ashbourne: more than just a commuter town". The Irish Times. 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ashbourne (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  6. ^ Doyle, Joseph W. (February 2018). The Rivers and Streams of the Dublin Region (1 ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. p. 10. ISBN 9780956636386.

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