Oldtown
Oldtown is a locality in County Meath, Leinster. Oldtown is situated nearby to the locality Jordanstown, as well as near Phoenixtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faughan Hill and Durhamstown Castle.
Faughan Hill
Peak
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland.
Durhamstown Castle
House
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Durhamstown Castle is a 600-year-old towerhouse in the townland of Durhamstown of the civil parish of Ardbraccan which is in the barony of Lower Navan, in County Meath, Ireland.
St Patrick’s Church
Church
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St Patrick’s Church is situated 3½ km northeast of Oldtown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gibstown and Rathcarran.
Gibstown
Hamlet
Baile Ghib is a small village and Gaeltacht in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 70km northwest of Dublin. The Baile Ghib Gaeltacht was founded in 1937 when 52 families were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission, followed by a further 9 families in 1939 who settled in Clongill. Gibstown is situated 5 km northeast of Oldtown.
Rathcarran
Village
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Ráth Chairn is a small village and Gaeltacht in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 55 km northwest of Dublin. Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht was founded in 1935 when 27 families from Connemara, mostly from Ceantar na nOileán, were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission, followed by a further 11 families in 1937. Rathcarran is situated 8 km southwest of Oldtown.
Kells
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Kells is a town in County Meath, about 65 km north of Dublin, with a population in 2022 of 6600. "Kil-" or "Kells" denotes the cell or abode of a monk, so it's a common placename, but this is the one that for 800 years housed the Book of Kells.
Oldtown
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.67448° or 53° 40′ 28″ northLongitude
-6.80043° or 6° 48′ 2″ westElevation
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
9C5MM5FX+QRGeoNames ID
9866839
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