Laytown
Laytown is a village in County Meath, Ireland, overlooking the Irish Sea. Historically it was called Ninch, after the townland it occupies. Together with the neighbouring villages of Mornington, Bettystown and Donacarney, it comprises the census town of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney, which recorded a population of 15,642 in the 2022 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bananenfalter, CC0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laytown railway station and Coláiste na hInse.
Laytown railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wilson Adams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laytown railway station serves Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.
Coláiste na hInse
School
Coláiste na hInse, colloquially referred to by locals as the coláiste or CNI, is a co-educational secondary school in Bettystown, County Meath, Ireland.
St Mary’s Church of Ireland Church
Church
Photo: Offdaw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary’s Church of Ireland Church is situated 3 km west of Laytown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Julianstown and Donacarney.
Julianstown
Village
Photo: Fred Logue, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Julianstown is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located near Drogheda on the R132 regional road. In 1641, the Battle of Julianstown was fought here during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. Julianstown is situated 3 km west of Laytown.
Donacarney
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donacarney is a village in County Meath, Ireland, close to Drogheda and the border with County Louth. It contains one church, two estates, two schools, and one pub. Donacarney is situated 4 km northwest of Laytown.
Gormanston
Hamlet
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gormanston is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is near the mouth of the River Delvin and the northern border of County Dublin. Gormanston is situated 4½ km south of Laytown.
Laytown
- Type: Village with 10,900 residents
- Description: village in Leinster, Ireland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.68194° or 53° 40′ 55″ northLongitude
-6.23917° or 6° 14′ 21″ westPopulation
10,900Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9C5MMQJ6+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 52219282OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2963007Wikidata ID
Q1902456
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Laytown” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Laytown”
- Bulgarian: “Лейтаун”
- Cebuano: “Laytown”
- Dutch: “Laytown”
- French: “Laytown”
- German: “An Inse”
- German: “Laytown”
- Irish: “An Inse, Contae na Mí”
- Irish: “An Inse”
- Italian: “Laytown”
- Lithuanian: “Leitaunas”
- Manx: “An Inse, Coontae yn Vee”
- Manx: “An Inse”
- Polish: “Laytown”
- Russian: “Лейтаун”
- Swedish: “Laytown”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tara House and Laytown Races.
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