Dunsany
Dunsany is a hamlet in County Meath, Leinster and has about 274 residents. Dunsany is situated nearby to the hamlet Corballis, as well as near Belpere Cross.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunsany Castle and Demesne and Church of St Nicholas.
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
Castle
Photo: Skarldrums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunsany Castle, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned the original Killeen Castle, nearby, and the famous Trim Castle.
Killeen Church
Ruins
Killeen Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmessan and Drumree.
Kilmessan
Village
Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmessan is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated 10/15 minutes away from Dunshaughlin, Trim and Navan, 6 km from the M3 motorway. The village has a primary school, shop, post office and several pubs. Kilmessan is situated 3½ km northwest of Dunsany.
Drumree
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumree is a settled area in the civil parish of Knockmark, south County Meath, Ireland, south of Dunsany and approximately 26 kilometres from Dublin city centre. Drumree is situated 4½ km southeast of Dunsany.
Skreen
Hamlet
Photo: Dunlavin Green, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skryne or Skreen is a village in County Meath, Ireland. On and around a hill between the N2 and N3 roads, it is 10 km south-east of the centre of Navan and 35 km north-west of the centre of Dublin. Skreen is situated 6 km northeast of Dunsany.
Dunsany
- Type: Hamlet with 274 residents
- Description: village in County Meath, Ireland
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.5438° or 53° 32′ 38″ northLongitude
-6.61816° or 6° 37′ 5″ westPopulation
274Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
9C5MG9VJ+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 268144362OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9867304Wikidata ID
Q10979185
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Manx—“Dunsany” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Dun Samhnaí”
- Irish: “Dún Samhnaí”
- Manx: “Dún Samhnaí”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Corballis and Belpere Cross.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dunsany Graveyard and Dunsany Post Office.
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