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546: 50: 992: 66: 277: 73: 335:. The original monastery settlement is reputed to be the place where Saint Patrick and several contemporaries spent the winter period while compiling the Seanchas Mór, the first written compiled form of the ancient 389:; the lands were granted to them by the De Lacy family. The village's four crosses and the lime tree on the village green are reminders of Duleek's links to the struggle between 49: 917: 652: 1307: 339:
of Ireland, in the fifth century. The 12th century saw the reconstitution of the original monastery as Saint Mary's Abbey and the subsumption of the
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church occupies part of the site of the early monastery. On the opposite side of the village, in the town land of Abbeyland, close to the river
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covers a number of sites in the village centre and was "conceived as a series of stepping stones through the village" and its history.
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and Duleek House there are ruins of the Grange of Saint Michael. This grange was established in about 1172 by Augustinian monks from
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As per the 2022 census, the population of Duleek reached 4,899, a two-fold increase since 2002. The town is 8 km south-west of
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Duleek Heritage Trail, Meath Tourism - Ireland, Accommodation, Holidays, Vacations, Golf, Fishing, Castles, Maps
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on 24 November 489. The place was sacked several times by the
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regional routes serve Duleek from Dublin and Drogheda.
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was opened on 1 August 1850, as part of the line from
234:, meaning 'stone house or church') is a small town in 218: 212: 203: 331:and his son lay in state in Duleek on their way to 209: 299:here about 450 AD, which he placed in the care of 1289: 417:, outside the village. During World War II, or 878: 680:Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports 397:and to wider European unrest at the time of 31: 1308:Former boroughs in the Republic of Ireland 892: 885: 871: 705:Irish Local Names Explained by P.W. Joyce 670: 668: 544: 361:, established a manor and constructed a 275: 1290: 716: 665: 583:continue to pass through the station. 444: 866: 653:List of towns and villages in Ireland 373:. The churchyard of the now disused 621:, darts player, is from the village 615:, darts player, is from the village 13: 1298:Towns and villages in County Meath 1277:Category:Geography of County Meath 990: 439: 54:Tower of St. Mary's Church, Duleek 14: 1319: 839: 684:Central Statistics Office Ireland 606: 676:"Census 2022 - F1015 Population" 280:Athcarne Castle, Co. Meath, 1820 199: 71: 64: 48: 245:Duleek takes its name from the 1303:Civil parishes of County Meath 810: 782: 754: 743: 729:Placenames Database of Ireland 698: 627:of Athcarne Castle (died 1597) 72: 1: 818:"Regional Services by County" 658: 568:). It closed on 1 June 1958. 315:and was also pillaged by the 16:Town in County Meath, Ireland 535: 264:city centre. Duleek is in a 7: 646: 10: 1324: 409:in memory of her husband, 271: 260:, and 35 km north of 1272: 1001: 988: 916: 901: 797:Railscot - Irish Railways 642:, women's rights advocate 549:Bridge at Boolies, Duleek 527: 457:—     425:The Duleek Heritage Trail 284:Duleek began as an early 178: 170: 162: 150: 138: 128: 93: 59: 47: 40: 26: 21:Town in Leinster, Ireland 30: 640:Kate Kennedy (educator) 586: 540: 166:34 m (112 ft) 995: 554:Duleek railway station 550: 281: 231: 32: 994: 851:20 April 2012 at the 548: 431:Historical population 365:castle at Duleek. In 279: 710:25 July 2008 at the 180:Irish Grid Reference 938:(Southern environs) 633:, recipient of the 432: 399:Louis XIV of France 109: /  85:Location in Ireland 996: 551: 430: 282: 268:of the same name. 113:53.6551°N 6.4166°W 1285: 1284: 778:on 15 March 2004. 724:"Damhliag/Duleek" 625:Sir William Bathe 591:Duleek is on the 533: 532: 411:Sir William Bathe 375:Church of Ireland 341:Diocese of Duleek 192: 191: 1315: 887: 880: 873: 864: 863: 833: 832: 830: 828: 814: 808: 807: 805: 803: 794: 790:"Duleek station" 786: 780: 779: 777: 771:. 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Tower of St. Mary's Church, Duleek
Duleek is located in Ireland
53°39′18″N 6°25′00″W / 53.6551°N 6.4166°W / 53.6551; -6.4166
Ireland
Province
Leinster
County
County Meath
Irish Grid Reference
O048687
/dˈlk/
Irish
County Meath
Ireland
Irish
Drogheda
Dublin
civil parish

Christian
monastic
Saint Patrick
bishopric
Saint Cianán
Norsemen
830
1149
Normans
1171
1014

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