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Ashbourne

Ashbourne is in County Meath, 22 km northwest of Dublin city centre and the airport. It's a commuter town, with a population in 2022 of 16,000. Wikivoyage

Population 15,680 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Fairyhouse Racecourse

    April, May, September, October

    Fairyhouse Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Ireland. It is situated in the parish of Ratoath in County Meath, on the R155 regional road, 3 kilometres (2 mi) off the N3.

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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ashbourne); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

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Getting around

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