County Meath (Irish: Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the historic kingdom and province of Mide.
Meath is the 14th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 13th largest in terms of population. It is the second largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size and third largest in terms of population.
The county town is Navan, where the count...
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County Meath (Irish: Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is one of the traditional counties of Ireland and is located within the province of Leinster. It was named after the historic kingdom and province of Mide.
Meath is the 14th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 13th largest in terms of population. It is the second largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size and third largest in terms of population.
The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the circuit court. County Meath also has the only two Gaeltacht areas in the province of Leinster, at Ráth Cairn and Baile Ghib.
Meath (the "middle") was formed from the eastern part of the province of Midhe - see Kings of Mide - but now forms part of Leinster. Historically this province of Meath included all of the current county as well as all of Westmeath and parts of Cavan, Longford, Louth, Offaly, Dublin and...
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