Bettystown

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Bettystown
Baile an Bhiataigh

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53°42′05″N 6°14′46″W / 53.7014, -6.2461

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Bettystown (Irish: Baile an Bhiataigh), previously known as Betaghstown,^[1], is a small, rapidly expanding, village in County Meath, Ireland. Together with the neighbouring villages of Laytown and Mornington it comprises the census town of Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington. In recent years, with the huge increases in Dublin house prices, Bettystown has expanded to cater for large numbers of commuters to Dublin.

1 Transport & communications
2 Amenities
3 Leisure facilities
- 3.1 Archaelogical finds
4 External links
5 References
6 See also

[edit] Transport & communications

The recent opening of the M1 motorway between Dublin and the border as well as a frequent rail service from Laytown to Dublin have made commuting a realistic option. Laytown railway station opened on 25 May 1844^[2] and was renamed as Laytown & Bettystown in 1913.

[edit] Amenities

Bettystown Centre has also been developed and now contains two supermarkets, a pharmacy, take away food outlets, a pub, two hotels and is also home to the newly relocated East Meath Credit Union.

[edit] Leisure facilities

Leisure facilities in the Bettystown area include Funtasia, an amusement park with a variety of attractions, a golf course and even a dive centre offering a range of courses, trips to local dive sites and organised trips further afield.

[edit] Archaelogical finds

On the beach at Bettystown, one of Ireland's most notable historical finds was made. In 1850 a peasant woman claimed to have found the Tara Brooch in a box buried in the sand. The Tara Brooch is now on display in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.