Batterstown

Batterstown
Baile an Bhóthair
Village
Pub in Batterstown
Pub in Batterstown
Batterstown is located in Ireland
Batterstown
Batterstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′11″N 6°32′11″W / 53.4697°N 6.5364°W / 53.4697; -6.5364
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Batterstown (Irish: Baile an Bhóthair, meaning 'town of the road')[1] is a small rural village in the townland of Rathregan (Ráth Riagáin), County Meath, Ireland. It is about 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Dublin, on the R154 regional road.[2] It hosts a yearly cycling race.[3] There are approximately forty houses in Batterstown. The population of Batterstown is approximately 150 people.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ "Batterstown, Co Meath". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  3. ^ "www.cyclingnews.com - the world centre of cycling".