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Ashbourne
Cill Dhéagláin | |
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Town | |
![]() Bridge Street, Ashbourne | |
Coordinates: 53°30′43″N 6°23′53″W / 53.512°N 6.398°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Meath |
Elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
Population | 15,680 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | A84 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)1 |
Ashbourne (Irish: Cill Dhéagláin, meaning 'Déaglán's church')[2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland. Located about 20 km north of Dublin and close to the M2 motorway, Ashbourne is a commuter town within Greater Dublin.[3][4] In the 26 years between the 1996 and 2022 census, the town tripled in population from approximately 4,900 to 15,680 inhabitants.[5] The town is passed by the Broad Meadow Water, which comes from Ratoath and Dunshaughlin.[6]