Bettystown
Baile an Bhiataigh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bettystown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°42′05″N 6°14′46″W / 53.7014°N 6.2461°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,642 |
| Urban area of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney | |
| Irish Grid Reference | O156734 |
Bettystown (Irish: Baile an Bhiataigh),[2] previously known as Betaghstown and transliterated to Beattystown/Bettystown,[3] is a village in County Meath, Ireland. Together with the neighbouring villages of Laytown, Mornington and Donacarney, it comprises the urban area of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney with a combined population of 15,642 at the 2022 census.[1] During the Celtic Tiger, with increasing property prices in Dublin, Bettystown expanded to cater for large numbers of commuters to Dublin. The area was well known before that as a spot for Dublin summer holiday visitors, with a number of caravan parks and seaside amusements.
In 2011, Bettystown and Laytown as far as the River Nanny were transferred from the three-seat constituency of Meath East to the five-seat constituency of Louth.[4]
- ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney". CSO Ireland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Baile an Bhiataigh/Bettystown". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) - Betaghstown or Bettystown Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2013.