1. County Meath
By orlaith

2. TOWNS!!!!!
* Navan : Navan has been in existence since the Norman times . It is thought to come from ‘an Uamhain’ , meaning “the cave” . In 2016 Navan had the population of 31,689 making it the 5th largest town and the 10th largest urban settlement in Ireland .
*Ashbourne : Ashbourne is a town in county Meath . It is about 20km north of Dublin city and is bypassed by the M2 motorway . The population in 2013 was 14,000 , making it Meaths 2nd largest town . The earliest settlement In the site of modern day Ashbourne was known as Killegland which gives its name to the present townland .
* Ratoath : In 1996 the population was recorded as 1,061 .`in 2006 it was 7,249 . By 2011 it had reached to 9,043 . Ratoath gives its name to a village , a townland , a parish , an electoral division and a barony .

3. NATURAL FEATURES !!!!!
*Hill of Tara : The hill of Tara is located near the river Boyne . It contains a number of ancient monuments and according to tradition was the seat of the High King of Ireland .
*River Nanny : According to the legend , Saint Patrick had cursed several of the rivers in Meath , including the Nanny for their lack of fish . The estuary stretches around 3km long and is an important site for wintering birds .
*Loughcrew mountain : Loughcrew is a site of considerable historical importance to Ireland . The grounds are dated back to 3500 and 3300 BC .

4. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS !!!!!!!
*Tayto Park : Tayto Park is an amusement park , located near Ashbourne . The park was opened in The park is suitable for all ages and is great fun. And I went on the cu culann 3 times and its so much fun .
*Newgrange : Newgrange is best known for its illumination for its passage and chamber by the winter Solstice sun . As the sun rises higher the beam widens so that the whole chamber is dramatically light open .
*Trim Castle : trim castle is a norman castle built on the south banks of the river Boyne in Trim . With an area of 30,000 making it the largest norman castle in Ireland .

5. INDUSTRY !!!!!
* JM food industry : JM food industry is a catering service . It is award winning and five stars . The food service has many types of dishes such as fish , meat , and vegetarian .
*1933 furniture company : 1933 furniture company is located in Navan . The company supplies furniture such as sofas , dining , bedroom and much more . The company specialise in leather sofas .
*Epicom food : Epicom food industry is located in Trim . Epicom was founded in The company is a manufacturing company .

6. FAMOUS PEOPLE !!!!!!!!
Pierce Bronson : { famous actor }
Tommy Tiernan : { comedian , writer and actor }
Dylan Moran : { comedian , writer , actor and filmmaker }

7. MEATH GAA !!!!!!
Meath have been in 16 all Ireland finals and have won seven of them . The last time they won was 17 years ago !!!!

8. THANKS !!!!!!
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