Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney () is a
built up area in
County Meath
County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...
,
Ireland
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, comprising the adjoining villages of
Laytown,
Bettystown
Bettystown (), previously known as Betaghstown and transliterated to ''Beattystown/Bettystown'', is a village in County Meath, Ireland. Together with the neighbouring villages of Laytown, Mornington and Donacarney, it comprises the urban ar ...
,
Mornington and
Donacarney. Prior to 2016, it was listed as Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington.
On the east of County Meath, its coastline stretches from the
River Boyne
The River Boyne ( or ''Abhainn na Bóinne'') is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newberry Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows north-east through County Meath to reach the ...
, which borders
County Louth
County Louth ( ; ) is a coastal Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of County Meath, Meath to the ...
to the River Delvin, which borders
County Fingal
Fingal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three successor counties to County Dublin, which ...
. This stretch of beach is long and constitutes the whole coastline of County Meath.
It is one of the fastest-growing areas of the country, with a population increase of 31.8% from 2016 to 2022.
References
Towns and villages in County Meath
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