Meath

Meath (An MhÃÂÃÂ in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland. Area: 2344 kmÃÂÃÂ² (905 square miles). Population (census 2002): 133,936. The capital is Navan, the administrative centre is Trim, Kells is town with a round tower and monastic past. Other major towns include Ashbourne and Dunshaughlin.

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.

Counties of Ireland
Republic of Ireland: Carlow \| Cavan \| Clare \| Cork \| Donegal \| Dublin \| Galway \| Kerry \| Kildare \| Kilkenny \| Laois \| Leitrim \| Limerick \| Longford \| Louth \| Mayo \| Meath \| Monaghan \| Offaly \| Roscommon \| Sligo \| Tipperary \| Waterford \| Westmeath \| Wexford \| Wicklow
Northern Ireland: Antrim \| Armagh \| Derry \| Down \| Fermanagh \| Tyrone
*Provinces of Ireland*: Connacht \| Leinster \| Munster \| Ulster

Counties of Ireland
Republic of Ireland: Carlow \| Cavan \| Clare \| Cork \| Donegal \| Dublin \| Galway \| Kerry \| Kildare \| Kilkenny \| Laois \| Leitrim \| Limerick \| Longford \| Louth \| Mayo \| Meath \| Monaghan \| Offaly \| Roscommon \| Sligo \| Tipperary \| Waterford \| Westmeath \| Wexford \| Wicklow
Northern Ireland: Antrim \| Armagh \| Derry \| Down \| Fermanagh \| Tyrone
*Provinces of Ireland*: Connacht \| Leinster \| Munster \| Ulster