Dunboyne

For the racehorse, see Dunboyne (horse).

Dunboyne
Dún Búinne
Town
Looking east-southeast from the centre of the village
Looking east-southeast from the centre of the village
Dunboyne is located in Dublin
Dunboyne
Dunboyne
Location in Greater Dublin
Dunboyne is located in Ireland
Dunboyne
Dunboyne
Dunboyne (Ireland)
Coordinates: 53°25′12″N 6°28′30″W / 53.420°N 6.475°W / 53.420; -6.475
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyMeath
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
7,155
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
A86
Telephone area code+353(0)1
Irish Grid ReferenceO010422

Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning 'Búinne's stronghold')[2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin.[3] In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants.[4] As per the 2022 census, the population decreased slightly to 7,155.[1] The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dún Búinne/Dunboyne". Logainm.ie. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Priced out of Dublin? Consider Dunboyne". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Dunboyne (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.