Place:


Trim  County Meath

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Trim like this:

Trim, market and assize town, township, and par. with ry. sta., mid. co. Meath, on river Boyne, 30 miles NW. of Dublin - par., 13,425 ac., pop. 3464; township, 162 ac., pop. 1586; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday. Trim is the capital of co. Meath, and an ancient seat of the Irish Parliament. It contains a monument erected in honour of the Duke of Wellington, and the remains of an abbey and a castle.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Trim, in and County Meath | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27182

Date accessed: 23rd May 2024


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