Oldcastle
Irish: An Seanchaisleán | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Businesses on the Square in Oldcastle | |
  Oldcastle Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°46′09″N 7°09′45″W / 53.769167°N 7.1625°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population | 1,409 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N550803 |
Oldcastle (Irish: An Seanchaisleán)[2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is located in the north-west of the county near the border with Cavan, approximately 13 miles (21 km) from Kells. The R154 and R195 regional roads cross in the town's market square. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
As of the 2022 census the town's population stood at 1,409,[1] a growth rate of more than 70% since the 1996 census (which recorded a population of 826 inhabitants).[3]
- ^ a b "Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b "An Seanchaisleán/Oldcastle". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Oldcastle (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 17 February 2020.