Boyerstown
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Boyerstown is a small village, townland, and Roman Catholic parish in County Meath, Ireland. It is located approximately 5 miles to the north east of Navan.
The village, which consists of one small street, contains a 19th century church, St. Cuthbert's, and a primary or national school while the townland extends for a number of miles around it.
The parish of Boyerstown, along with another parish called Cortown, historically has been linked to the neighbouring parish of Bohermeen, with the parish priest and curate serving all three parishes.
One of its most famous people is the controversial Catholic priest and polemicist Father David O'Hanlon, whose bitter attack on the then President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, whom he called "cheap" and claimed had insulted the Pope by wearing a dark green dress in the Vatican, made international headlines.
The controversial new N3 motorway, which is scheduled to dissect Ardbraccan, Dalgan Park and the historic Tara-Skyrne Valley, is also scheduled to run through the heart of the townland.
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- Archaeological discoveries while building the N3 in Boyerstown
- More archaeological discoveries while planning the road
- Architecture link showing a historic thatched house in Boyerstown
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