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County Meath
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| Attractions: Brú na Bóinne Hill of Slane Hill of Tara Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns Trim Castle |
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| Co. Meath Mí Prov. Leinster Republic of Ireland |
| Major cities: Trim, Navan, Donore, Dunshaughlin, Rotoath, Oldcastle, Kells |
| Surface: 2,342 km2 Population: 133,936 |
Much of the rich prehistoric and mediaeval history of County Meath is conserved.
The megalithic tombs and burial grounds in the Boyne Valley, among which the famous passage tomb of Newgrange, are impressive remains from the early inhabitants of Ireland. Near Oldbridge you may want to visit the grounds that witnessed the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
Other highlights in County Meath are the Hill of Tara, the royal and spiritual centre of ancient Ireland, and the Hill of Slane, the historic religious site where Saint Patrick's Eastern Fire competed with a pagan bonfire. While you are near Kells you just have to stop to see the round tower and the odd shaped High Cross.