Athboy

Athboy
Baile Átha Buí
Town
The N51 passes through Athboy
The N51 passes through Athboy
Athboy is located in Ireland
Athboy
Athboy
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 6°55′00″W / 53.616667°N 6.916667°W / 53.616667; -6.916667
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2022)
2,596
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN800567

Athboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí, meaning 'town of the yellow ford')[8] is a small agricultural town located in County Meath. The town is located on the Yellow Ford River, in wooded country near the County Westmeath border. It is around 15 km west of Navan and 50 km north-west of Dublin. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.[8]

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  8. ^ a b "Baile Átha Buí/Athboy". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 15 October 2021.