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Dunboyne

Coordinates:53°25′12″N6°28′30″W/ 53.420°N 6.475°W/53.420; -6.475
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Dunboyne
Dún Búinne
Town
Looking east-southeast from the centre of the village
Looking east-southeast from the centre of the village
Dunboyne is located in Dublin
Dunboyne
Dunboyne
Location inGreater Dublin
Dunboyne is located in Ireland
Dunboyne
Dunboyne
Dunboyne (Ireland)
Coordinates:53°25′12″N6°28′30″W/ 53.420°N 6.475°W/53.420; -6.475
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyMeath
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
(2022)[1]
7,155
Time zoneUTC±0(WET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+1(IST)
Eircoderouting key
A86
Telephone area code+353(0)1
Irish Grid ReferenceO010422

Dunboyne(Irish:Dún Búinne,meaning 'Búinne'sstronghold')[2]is a town inCounty Meath,Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town forDublin.[3]In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants.[4]As per the 2022 census, the population decreased slightly to 7,155.[1]The town is in atownlandandcivil parishof the same name.[2]

Location

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Church of Saints Peter & Paul

Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by theR156regional roadand the old Maynooth Road (formerly designated R157).

History

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Procession through the streets of Kilbride marking the consecration of the new chapel of ease in the parish.
Brady's public house in Dunboyne

Dunboyne'sIrish languagename, 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 theIrish Rebellion of 1798.During theWar of Independencethe 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); 8thFingal;and 9th (Drogheda& south Louth).[5]Dunboyne got its name fromBoann,the goddess of theRiver Boyne.TheRiver Tolkaruns through Dunboyne.

Dunboyne Castle

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Dunboyne Castle, originally a castle was built as a seat for a branch of theButler dynasty,theLords Dunboyne.It later passed to the Mangan family and was the seat ofSimon Mangan,HM Lieutenant for County Meath in the 1890s and 1900s.

The house was sold in 1950 and became the Good Shepherd convent, in which nuns used to live and operate a mother and baby institution, the Árd Mhuire mother and baby home in Dunboyne was opened by the sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1955. It closed in 1991. A partial section of the building has been dismantled. In 2006, the convent was sold and converted into a hotel.[6]

Sport

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Athletics

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Dunboyne Athletic Club was founded in 1928 and is located on the Rooske Road, where facilities include a 400-metre, all-weather track, IAAF standard hammer throwing cage and club house. In 2013 the club had 790 registered members.[citation needed]

GAA

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The localGAAteam,St Peters Dunboyne GAA,won theMeath Senior Football Championshipin 1998, 2005 and 2018. Dunboyne manSeán Boylanwas the longest-serving county manager in GAA history and ledMeathto four All Ireland victories in 1987, 1988, 1996 and 1999.

Since its foundation in 1996, Dunboyne Ladies GFC remains the only standaloneLadies Gaelic footballclub in Meath.[citation needed]Dunboyne Ladies GFC have won Meath Championships several times in all under age levels up to and including Under 21s.[citation needed]

Motor racing

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Dunboyne was amotor racingvenue between 1958 and 1967 for both cars and motorbikes. The racing circuit was a 4 mile long triangular shaped circuit with a combination of fast straights and hairpin bends. The start/finish line was in the centre of Dunboyne village and the racing circuit itself consisted of public roads around the village. During these years races such as the Leinster Trophy, Dunboyne Trophy and Holmpatrick Trophy were held.

Football

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Dunboyne has two football clubs, Dunboyne FC andDunboyne AFC.[7]Dunboyne AFC's grounds are on the Summerhill Road which has a floodlitastro turfpitch, three 11 a-side pitches, two small-sided pitches, club shop, and clubhouse. Dunboyne FC plays in thePhoenix Park.They were both officially opened by Pele in November 2009[8]in recognition of the club receiving the FAI Club of the Year award for 2009.

Other sports

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The GUI National Golf Academy is located 5 km outside Dunboyne on the Maynooth Road. It has a driving range, putting green and short game area. There is also a golf society in Dunboyne.[9]

Two Irish rugby internationals, brothers Tom and Conleth Feighery who received a number of international caps in the 1970s, were born locally.[citation needed]

Education

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Primary schools

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Primary schools serving the area include Dunboyne Junior Primary School, Dunboyne Senior Primary School, Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg and St Peter's National School (Church of Ireland).[citation needed]

In 2002 the headmaster at Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓgwas dismissed by the board of patronsfor writing a letter to the parents of the children which was deemed by the Board of Management to be misconduct. The parents of the school were divided on the issue, with some reportedly believing that the incident was unfairly represented in the press.[10][11]

Post-primary

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The local secondary school isSt. Peter's College.

Dunboyne College of Further Education, located in Dunboyne Business Park, provides full-time courses atFETAClevel 5. It is forPLC.The college operates under the authority of the County Meath Vocational Education Committee. As of 2016, 38 post-leaving certificate courses were offered by the college.[12]

Youth clubs

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Local youth club Cumann na bhFiann was begun in 2001, originating from the organisationColáiste na bhFiann.[citation needed]The aim of the club is to promote theIrish language.Approximately 50 students participate in the club, which takes place from September to May.[citation needed]Foróige, an English speaking youth club, meets on Friday nights.[citation needed]

Dunboyne Community Centre

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In 1985 a public meeting was held in Dunboyne, and it was agreed that a social and recreational centre was needed. Four years of fund-raising followed, and over £400,000 was raised. The Irish government contributed grants totalling £35,000, and a community centre was opened by then-President of Ireland, DrPatrick Hillery,in 1989.[13]

With the establishment of St Peter's College on the adjoining site in 1994, the opportunity arose to undertake a venture which subsequently became a model for school/community ventures elsewhere in Ireland. The money that would have been spent on putting sports facilities into the college, £280,000, was instead invested in the centre. Through further fund-raising, the committee added another £150,000 to this and the result was a major extension of the building in 1997. This arrangement provided the college with a larger sports hall than it otherwise would have had while, outside of school hours, the extension enabled the centre to cater to the growing community better. Health and fitness facilities were added in early 2000, and a floodlit all-weather pitch (another joint venture with St Peter's College), whose development began in 2003.[13]

Transport

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Road

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Dunboyne is situated primarily on the Station Road (L2228) Regional Road, at the intersection of the Maynooth Road (L2227) The town also lies parallel with theM3 motorway,which connects to L2228 using the R157 at a roundabout west of the town.[14]

Rail

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There are two rail stations in Dunboyne.Dunboyne railway station,which was built to service the town and is situated to the east of the town andM3 Parkway railway stationwhich was built to service commuters using the M3 coming down fromNavan.They were built as part of the reopening of theNavan-Clonsillaline under the Irish GovernmentsTransport 21development programme. However, due to a lack of funding, this railway stops after the M3 Parkway railway station just outside of Dunboyne. The original Dunboyne railway station was opened on 29 August 1862 and closed on 1 April 1963.[15]

Bus

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Dunboyne is served by three bus routes: the 70 and 70d (operated byDublin Bus) and 270 (operated byGo-Ahead Ireland). There is also a limitedBus Éireannservice to/fromDunshaughlin,NavanandKellson route 109 and toMullingar,Killucan,RathmolyonandSummerhillon route 118.[16][17]

Bus Éireann route 109 provides two journeys a day in the morning to Kells via Dunshaughlin and Navan and two return journeys in the evening.[18]No Bus Éireann services serve Dunboyne on Sundays. Bus Éireann route 111 between Dublin and Athboy stops at the M3 parkway station, just outside Dunboyne.[citation needed]

Geography

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The Castle River flows into theTolka riverand flooding in and around Dunboyne has been attributed to problems further down the Tolka. Alleviation works have resulted in the risk of flooding being lessened. The last major flood was in 2002, preceded by a flood in 2000.[19][20]

On 11 May 2007, the town was hit by a small tornado in which slates were torn from roofs and branches from trees during a brief storm.[21]

In media

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The 1970stelevision series,The Riordans,set in the fictional townland of Leestown, was filmed in Dunboyne.[22][23]

People

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See also:Category:People from Dunboyne

See also

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References

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  25. ^"Meath country star Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson to headline Slane Otherside Festival".26 January 2023.
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