History of Meath
The name for County Meath (Holiday homes, Meath, Ireland) is taken from the Gaelic An Mhi, which means middle.
Human habitation of Meath (Accommodation, Meath, Ireland) can be traced back over 8,000 years. Also known as Royal Meath, the county once housed the king of ancient Ireland.
Meaths famous Boyne Valley contains Europes most ancient Neolithic edifices. Aside from its historical significance in relation to the 1690 Battle of the Boyne between Catholic King James II and Protestant King William of Orange, the Boyne area is wealthy in pre- historical artifacts. The renowned Book of Kells originates in Kells, County Meath.
Meath played an active role during the rebellion of 1798. Open warfare was fought between the forces of Great Britain and the indigenous Irish rebels.
Co. Meath
A large county, famed for its rich pasture-lands, which cover nearly three-quarters of the, total area. Meath is a rich and fertile tract, well watered and well wooded. Mountains are, absent, the highest point being Sheve-na-Calliagh in the. west, 
where grassy limestone, hills rise. about Old castle. in the north, Silurian slates form an upland, Sheve Bregh attaining 733 ft. The remainder of the area is low-lying limestone. Almost the whole, of Meath is drained by the Boyne and its tributaries. A narrow arm of the county runs west- ward to Lough Sheelin, the only lake of any size which belongs even in part to the area ; another arm, running eastward, fronts the Irish Sea along 7 miles of sandy beach.
Trim, on the Boyne, the. ancient capital of Meath, though now outgrown by some of its neighbours, is the assize town. Its great castle and other ruins bear witness to its former importance. Navan, which stands where the Boyne is joined by its most important tributary, the Blackwater, is now the largest town in Meath (Holiday Cottages, Meath, Ireland), and has the rare privilege (in Ireland) of being served (from Dublin) by two railways. Kells on the Blackwater, is another very old settlement. Athboy is near Trim ; Oldcastle stands far to the west.
