Dunboyne

Dunboyne Dún Búinne
Town
Looking east-southeast from the centre of the village
Dunboyne Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°25′12″N 6°28′30″W / 53.420°N 6.475°W / 53.420; -6.475Coordinates: 53°25′12″N 6°28′30″W / 53.420°N 6.475°W / 53.420; -6.475
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Meath
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,959
Irish Grid Reference	O010422

Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning "Búinne's stronghold") is a town in Meath, Ireland. Located ten minutes from Ratoath.

Dunboyne is centred on the crossroads formed by the R156 regional road and the old Maynooth Road (formerly designated R157).

Dunboyne's history stretches back to the Middle Ages. Dunboyne was home to many men who fought for and against British rule in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. During the War of Independence the town was Division Headquarters to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) 1st Eastern Division, a unit formed in April 1921 under Divisional commander, Seán Boylan. The Division consisted nine brigades: 1st Brigade (south Meath & north Kildare); 2nd (Navan & Trim); 3rd (Kells, Virginia & Mullagh); 4th, Delvin; 5th (Mullingar & north Westmeath); 6th, Edenderry; 7th (Naas & south Kildare); 8th Fingal; and 9th (Drogheda & south Louth). Dunboyne got its name from the Boyne river that runs through it. The tolka river also runs through Dunboyne.

Dunboyne Castle, originally a castle was built as a seat for a branch of the Butler dynasty, the Lords Dunboyne. It later passed to the Mangan family and was the seat of Simon Mangan, HM Lieutenant for County Meath in the 1890s and 1900s.