Bettystown

Bettystown
Baile an Bhiataigh
Village
Bettystown is located in Ireland
Bettystown
Bettystown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°42′05″N 6°14′46″W / 53.7014°N 6.2461°W / 53.7014; -6.2461
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Population
 • Total15,642
 Urban area of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney
Irish Grid ReferenceO156734
Beach of Bettystown

Bettystown (Irish: Baile an Bhiataigh),[2] previously known as Betaghstown and transliterated to Beattystown/Bettystown,[3] is a village in County Meath, Ireland. Together with the neighbouring villages of Laytown, Mornington and Donacarney, it comprises the urban area of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney with a combined population of 15,642 at the 2022 census.[1] During the Celtic Tiger, with increasing property prices in Dublin, Bettystown expanded to cater for large numbers of commuters to Dublin. The area was well known before that as a spot for Dublin summer holiday visitors, with a number of caravan parks and seaside amusements.

In 2011, Bettystown and Laytown as far as the River Nanny were transferred from the three-seat constituency of Meath East to the five-seat constituency of Louth.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney". CSO Ireland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Baile an Bhiataigh/Bettystown". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) - Betaghstown or Bettystown Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Report on Dáil and European Parliament Constituencies 2007" (PDF). Constituency Commission. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

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