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County Meath

County Meath. By Tara Ryan. What you will learn. Industry in Meath Interesting things about Meath Pictures of the Book of Kells A famous person from Meath Famous places in Meath Pictures of famous places in Meath Map of County Meath The Meath flag and crest. Industry.

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County Meath

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  1. County Meath By Tara Ryan

  2. What you will learn Industry in Meath Interesting things about Meath Pictures of the Book of Kells A famous person from Meath Famous places in Meath Pictures of famous places in Meath Map of County Meath The Meath flag and crest

  3. Industry • Navan was the centre of the Irish Carpet making industry, before this was lost to overseas competition. • Farming is a main part of Meath's industry. • Localised tourism in Trim, Kells, Tara and the Boyne Valley. • Quarrying and Mining. Europe's largest underground lead-zinc mine, Tara Mines, has operated since 1977, at a location to the west of Navan.

  4. Interesting things about Meath The Book Of Kells was written in Kells, Meath. It is famous because of its decoration and artistry. It was written close to the year 800 and can be seen in Trinity Collage, Dublin. ‘Beautiful Meath’ is a famous song in Meath and is sometimes sung when the county GAA team play in Croke Park Meath's name in Irish is An Mhí, it means ‘The Middle’. The population of Meath was 184,000 in 2011

  5. Pictures of the Book Of Kells

  6. A famous person from Meath Pierce Brosnan is a famous movie star who was brought up in Meath and played James Bond. He was the fifth person to play James Bond.

  7. Famous places in Meath The Boyne River It runs through Meath and the site of the ‘Battle of the Boyne’, celebrated on 12th July. 2. Trim castle It is a Norman Castle built in the 1100’s and was in the film ‘Braveheart’. 3. Hill of Tara Located near the River Boyne, it was the seat of the High King’s of Ireland. Newgrange Prehistoric monument built in 3200BC, it is filled by sun light 0n 21st December, the winter solstice.

  8. Pictures Hill of Tara Trim Castle Newgrange Battle of the Boyne

  9. County Meath Navan, Slane, Trim and Kells are the main towns in Meath.

  10. The Meath flag and crest

  11. The End

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