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Civil parish

Athboy

Baile Átha Buí

Athboy is a civil parish in Meath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationAthboy53.61672° N · 6.90742° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

áthfordbailetownland, town, homesteadbuíyellow

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Baile Átha Buí · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Athboy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Meath
Barony
Lune
Coordinates
53.61672, -6.90742
Mapped area
48.04 km²
Logainm ID
1828 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Athboy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.