Dunshaughlin
Dunshaughlin
Dún Seachlainn/Domhnach Seachnaill | |
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Town | |
The Drumree Road in Dunshaughlin | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′42″N 6°32′22″W / 53.5118°N 6.5395°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Population | 6,644 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N965526 |
Dunshaughlin (Irish: Dún Seachlainn, meaning 'the fort of Seachlainn' or locally Irish: Domhnach Seachnaill, meaning 'St Seachnall's Church') is a town in County Meath, Ireland. A commuter town for nearby Dublin, Dunshaughlin more than tripled in population (from 2,139 to 6,644 inhabitants) between the 1996 and 2022 censuses. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.