County Meath

Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. Area: 2344 km² (905 square miles). Population (census 2002): 133,936. The county town is Navan. Other major towns include Ashbourne, Dunshaughlin, Kells and Trim.

Meath has experienced divergent population trends in recent years, with mild depopulation in the north and west of the county being more than offset by large increases in the population of the eastern part of the county, principally due to overspill from Dublin

Meath was once a province of Ireland in its own right, but now forms part of Leinster. The High King of Ireland sat at Tara.

Geography

• Rivers Boyne and Blackwater
• 16 km of coastline with the Irish Sea

Economy

• Farming (cattle, potatoes, grain), although this is decreasing in importance

An increasing proportion of Meath residents commute into Dublin, with a resulting shift to a services based economy in the developing dormitory towns

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