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A county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government is located, although Trim has a historical significance, including the location of the circuit court, Norman castle and Anglo-Norman parliament. Meath is also home to Kells, with its round tower and monastic past, and Slane, known both for its castle, and annual rock concert. It has an area of 2,342 km² and a population of around 163,000.

Geography

The major rivers are the Boyne and the Blackwater. Meath has 16 km of coastline with the Irish Sea and is bordered by the Irish Sea and counties Cavan, Kildare, Louth, Monaghan, Offaly and Westmeath.

History

Meath (the "middle") was once a province of Ireland in its own right but now forms part of Leinster. Historically this province of Meath included all of the current county as well as all of Westmeath and parts of Cavan, Dublin, Kildare, Longford, Louth and Offaly. The High King of Ireland sat at Tara in Meath. The archaeological complex of Brú na Bóinne, including the 5,000-year-old burial site Newgrange, in the northeast of the county, is a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.

Industry

Farming is still an important component of the economy of County Meath, although this is decreasing in importance. An increasing proportion of Meath residents commute into Dublin, with a resulting shift to a services based economy in the developing dormitory towns.