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Laytown Laytown () is a village in County Meath, Ireland, located on the R150 regional road and overlooking the Irish Sea. Historically it was called ''Ninch'', after the townland it occupies. Together with the neighbouring villages of Mornington a ...
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Bettystown Bettystown (), previously known as Betaghstown and transliterated to ''Beattystown/Bettystown'', is a village in an area known as East Meath within County Meath, Ireland. Together with the neighbouring villages of Laytown and Mornington it c ...
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County Meath County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the ...
, Ireland. It is about 20 minutes' walk from the venue of yearly Laytown races.


History

The station opened on 25 May 1844 and was renamed by the Great Northern Railway as ''Laytown & Bettystown'' in 1913. It was since renamed back to Laytown.


External links


Irish Rail Laytown Station Website



See also

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List of railway stations in Ireland This article lists railway stations both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The stations in the Republic of Ireland are generally operated by Iarnród Éireann and stations in Northern Ireland are generally operated by NI Railways. ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laytown Railway Station Iarnród Éireann stations in County Meath Railway stations in County Meath Railway stations opened in 1844 Railway stations in Ireland opened in 1844