Batterstown
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| Batterstown Baile an Bhóthair | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Batterstown | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′11″N 6°32′11″W / 53.4697°N 6.5364°WCoordinates: 53°28′11″N 6°32′11″W / 53.4697°N 6.5364°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Batterstown (Irish: Baile an Bhóthair, meaning "town of the road")[1] is a small village in the townland of Rathregan (Ráth Riagáin), Meath, Ireland. It is about 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Dublin, on the R154 regional road. [2] It hosts a yearly cycling race.[3]
Transport
Batterstown railway station opened on 1 July 1863, was closed for passenger traffic on 27 January 1947, closed for goods traffic on 12 June 1961, and finally closed altogether on 1 April 1963.[4]
Bus Éireann currently runs a service from Monday to Saturday that includes Batterstown.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ http://www.irishtourist.com/meath/towns/batterstown/
- ↑ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=IRE/2003/mar03/mar09batterstown
- ↑ "Batterstown station". Railscot - Irish Railways. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ↑ A4 Portrait101-200.qxd
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