placenamesDunboyne
Dún Búinne
Lewis’s parish account identifies a small bog within a predominantly grazing landscape.
The name
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
- Dún Búinne · Irish · main form
- Dunboyne · English · main form
Place & story
Rural ground beyond the village
In 1837 Samuel Lewis described Dunboyne parish, within the barony of the same name, as chiefly grazing land. He recorded about 50 acres of common and a bog of about 40 acres known as the Moor of Meath. These details supply a rural setting for the village and its trades, identifying shared ground and peatland within the wider pastoral parish. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dunboyne. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Dunboyne: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2017-12-01. How this page was prepared.