County Meath (Irish: Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is a county in Ireland. Meath County Council is the local authority responsible for the county. It is located in the province of Leinster. It was named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide (meaning "middle"). It is colloquially known by the nickname "The Royal County" due to its history as the seat of the High King of Ireland. The population of the county is 184,034 according to the 2011 census. Meath is the 14th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties in area and 9th largest in terms of population. It is the second largest of Leinster’s 12 counties in size and third largest in terms of population. The county town is Navan, where the county hall and government are located, although Trim, the former county town, has historical significance and remains a sitting place of the circuit court. County Meath also has the only two Gaeltacht areas in the province of Leinster, at Ráth Cairn and Baile Ghib.
This page is being used at the moment ONLY for posting messages on the Meath Message Board for people who know that there ancestors are (or were) based in Meath, but do not know what parish they came from. If you know what parish your ancestors came from, please JOIN that parish and post your message on their message board - you'll get a quicker and more informed response that way.
The more information that you have about your ancestors, the better the response you should receive. Try to post as much information as possible:
- names
- dates
- places
- if they were married (and to whom)
- children's names
- descendants' names
- any thing else you can think of
When your query has gathered enough information for you to decide what parish your ancestors came from, we can then more your query to that parish's message board.
This will be an exciting journey for (and us).
