Athboy
Athboy (Irish: Baile Átha Buí, meaning "town of the yellow ford") 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.
Athboy
Baile Átha Buí | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Athboy Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 6°55′00″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 2,596 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N800567 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1,569 | — |
| 1831 | 1,959 | +24.9% |
| 1841 | 1,826 | −6.8% |
| 1851 | 1,204 | −34.1% |
| 1861 | 982 | −18.4% |
| 1871 | 861 | −12.3% |
| 1881 | 748 | −13.1% |
| 1891 | 633 | −15.4% |
| 1901 | 610 | −3.6% |
| 1911 | 575 | −5.7% |
| 1926 | 510 | −11.3% |
| 1936 | 520 | +2.0% |
| 1946 | 402 | −22.7% |
| 1951 | 418 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 717 | +71.5% |
| 1961 | 680 | −5.2% |
| 1966 | 678 | −0.3% |
| 1971 | 705 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 909 | +28.9% |
| 1986 | 1,055 | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 1,083 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,172 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1,538 | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 2,213 | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 2,397 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 2,445 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,596 | +6.2% |
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