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Summerhill
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 799 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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Summerhill (Irish: Cnoc an Línsigh) is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the R156 and R158 regional roads. The Irish version of the town's name means "Lynch's Hill", and it was the ancestral home of the Norman-Irish Lynch family, whence came the Galway merchant family of the same name- one of the "Tribes of Galway"- and consequently, in the twentieth century, Che Guevara. It is also the site of one of the more important battles in 17th century Ireland, the Battle of Dungan's Hill. The town was known in English as 'The Knock' or 'Lynchs' Knock' (phonetic renderings of Cnoc an Línsigh, Lynchs' hill) until about 1667 when it was renamed Summerhill.[1] The ruins of the large Lynch castle can be seen in the village today.
A major radio mast is located 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the village at Clarkstown.
Nearby stood Dangan House, formerly a castle, the childhood country home of the famous Duke of Wellington.
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Summerhill is home to Summerhill G.F.C. which was founded in 1931. In 1905 a GAA club was founded in Summerhill but disbanded after a short nine years in 1914. The current Summerhill G.F.C. plays in the Meath Senior Football Championship and was considered the strongest club in the county in the late 1970's. Summerhill GFC have won five Senior County Football Championships and won four in a row from 1986-1989. They are currently sponsored by Londis, Gilian's, the local supermarket in Summerhill.
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