Dunboyne

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Dunboyne ( Irish Dún Búinne , presumably meaning: "Fortress of Baoithin / Búinne") is a town in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland . While the town still had a population of 2392 people in 1991, this has more than tripled to 7,272 inhabitants by 2016. Many of the residents commute to Dublin for work.

Dunboyne is at the intersection of the two regional roads, the R156 and R157. The M3 motorway passes northeast of the town.

history

Dunboyne's history dates back to the Middle Ages. The place was first mentioned in 1423 when King Henry IV ordered the Profos (Mayor) of Dunboyne to raise troops to defend Trim . This shows that Dunboyne must have been a significant community by then.

1798 rebellion

Many of those who fought against British rule in the rebellion of 1798 had their home in the village. As a result, the city was burned down by the British. In the 19th century, however, it was rebuilt as a market town. Many wealthy Dublin citizens built their country houses here.

Dunboyne Castle

A Georgian mansion was built in the 18th century to replace the old fortified castle of Dunboyne, which was the ancestral seat of the Butler family, whose head was Lord Dunboyne . It later became the property of the Mangan family and was the seat of Simon Mangan, HM Lieutenant for County Meath in the 1890s and 1900s, and later served as a hotel. The hotel was sold in 1950 and converted into a convent . This was dissolved again in 1990 due to building damage. In 2006 a new hotel was built around the remains of the old building.

geography

Dunboyne is near the confluence of the Castle River with the Tolka River . The access roads lead over bridges into the town center. In 1987, 2000 and 2002 there were major floods.

traffic

Located in the greater Dublin area, Dunboyne is part of the public transport network in the Irish capital. The “Transport 21” infrastructure plan published in 2005 revitalized the construction of new rail and road connections with a focus on Dublin. Several transport projects were completed in the Dunboyne area before a large number of the plans had to be postponed or postponed in 2011 for budgetary reasons as a result of the financial crisis from 2007 onwards .

Streets

Since 2010 the M3 motorway near Dunboyne has replaced the former N3 national road. The M3 motorway is 48 km long, has tolls in sections and connects to the N3 at both ends.

railroad

M3 Parkway Railway Station in Dunboyne

The town's first train station was opened on August 29, 1862. He lay on the railway line from Clonsilla to Navan . On January 27, 1947, the railway line for passenger traffic was set. After freight traffic also came to a standstill, the station was finally closed on April 1, 1963 and converted into a residential building.

The revival or new construction of a railway line between Dublin and Navan was recommended as early as the 2000 to 2016 development plan of the Dublin Transportation Office . So far, however, only the 7.5 km long section from Clonsilla to Dunboyne has been built and opened in 2010. It offers a connection from Dunboyne to the routing of the commuter route Maynooth -Dublin, a diesel-powered suburban railway, with transfer options or direct trains to the Connolly Railway Station , where you can transfer to trains on the electrified DART route, or to the Docklands Railway Station .

There are currently two new train stations in Dunboyne parish: Dunboyne Railway Station and M3 Parkway Railway Station . The latter is a terminus , which is to enable the connection of the park-and-ride area with 1200 parking spaces at the junction of the M3 and R157 autobahns to rail traffic. The construction of the planned 34 km long connecting line from the M3 Parkway Railway Station to Navan has been postponed indefinitely.

Bus routes

The place is connected to the local bus service from Dublin. The long-distance line from Dublin to Navan also stops here.

Sports

Motorsport

Dunboyne hosted races for both cars and motorcycles between 1958 and 1967. The course was roughly triangular and 6 km long with fast straights and hairpin turns. The start and finish were in Dunboyne itself and the course extended on public roads around the town. During this time, races such as B. organizes the Leinster Trophy, Dunboyne Trophy and Holmpatrick Trophy. The Dunboyne Motor Club organizes an annual meeting of racing cars and motorcycles in order to continue the racing tradition with this "Spirit of Dunboyne".

On the old racetrack, the Dunboyne Athletic Club organizes an annual run, the Annual Easter Sunday Road race, in which the winner is honored with the Mattie McGrath Trophy.

rugby

Two internationally known rugby players come from Dunboyne: brothers Tom and Conleth Feighery.

Soccer

There are two local clubs: Dunboyne AFC and St. Patrick's FC, also known as Kilbreena FC.

Schools and colleges

  • Dunboyne Junior Primary School
  • Dunboyne Senior Primary School
  • Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg
  • St Peter's National School (Church of Ireland)
  • St. Peter's College
  • Dunboyne College of Further Education

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dunboyne (Census Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed November 12, 2019
  2. ↑ Dunboyne at Discover Ireland (Eng.)
  3. ^ Transport 21 - The Ten Year Plan? on the website of Rail Users Ireland, as of June 30, 2010, accessed on September 19, 2014
  4. ↑ a b Metro, DART projects put off in plan . Raidió Teilifís Éireann , website November 10, 2011, accessed September 19, 2014
  5. ^ Dublin Transportation Office: A Platform for Change - Final Report. An integrated transportation strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2000 to 2016. November 2001
  6. ^ Commuter trains return to Dunboyne . Railway Gazette, September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2014
  7. ↑ Irish Railways M3 Parkway Station Information, accessed September 19, 2014

Web links

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Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′  N , 6 ° 29 ′  W