Talk:Ashbourne, County Meath

History
Added a history section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.202.171.117 (talk) 17:52, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

When did the name change happen?
Does anybody know when was the English name Ashbourne put on Cill Dhéagláin? Was it a 'thank you' for the passing of the Ashbourne Land Act? Why Ashbourne? El Gringo 23:05, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I think it has somethig to do with the landlord who founded Ashbourne being called Fredrick Bourne Sgt baker 18:23, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Excellent, Sgt. I never heard that before. That name allowed me to Google and I got this http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/ashbourne/overview.html very informative history about Frederick Bourne. Thanks again! El Gringo 02:55, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

So you could say that our town has a 'Bourne' identity... Terrible, I know! --Nerroth 14:42, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Bourne cos of Fred Bourne, and ash cos it was his favorite tree... He bought the townland in the early 1800 (1810 if memory serves), when he heard that a road would be built through it...so he bought the townland and then tolled the road...only thing was he had to have a toll house so he built an inn (the Ashbourne house) at the crossroads one thing lead to another.... other than that theres lots of history, such as william cromwells son (name slipt my mind for the moment) and the castle he built there....which no longer exists....Páidí ó donaghue (but thats really Curragha) 1798, the old church at the back of the town with its graveyard 500 r so yrs old includes a Dr Plunkett (brother of the Oliver Plunkett) his grave is pretty mmm ornate, skull and cross bones etc...ppl think he died of a plague r sometin... anyways plenty of history there.... someone shud do a nice summary of the history....(change the "1916 monument", to history of ashbourne....?)--83.61.164.102 16:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Tirades about the council
Fair play to whoever fixed up the vitriol about planning etc. in Ashbourne. I wrote a good bit of what's there now and while I'd love to launch into a rant about the lack of a Dublin Bus service in Ashbourne, I kept schtum (although it might come through a bit in the article all the same!).

Anyone know of other retail stores coming to Ash soon? I heard M&S were looking at one of the large empty units across from Sasha, as were Penneys.

Hi,

That all depends on whether the backhanding culture carries on. You'll likey see a lot of stores you don't need, badly planned, and don't make any sense to anyone.

Just sit back on your couch to midweek football, shagg you wife, and pay off your morgage and die. That's the impression Thormey's gotton away with exploiting you under. Vitriol, is too clever a word for the meek. Why not just say 'bad' or barely make a grunt in reponse. As the powers that be rest easy, running a house trading racket I believe...

Estates?
Hi!

I noticed that there isn't much of a description of Ashbourone's layout and its estates, though I don't spend much time here (having to commute all the time!) so could anyone help out with this part?

We've been in Asbourne since 1989, and I hardly recognise it anymore... --Nerroth 14:53, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, keep commuting.

Going into estate description
Dividing the town into "estates" for descriptive purposes would need a lot more detail than four points; Ashbourne is fairly spread out and you'd be here all day trying to describe the various estates as each one is different.

I could give a little background about Garden City but others would need to go into similar detail about other parts of the town before you could do a whole section on it.

Garden City was built betwee the early to mid 70's, with a mixture of housing types from flat-roofed terraces with no driveways to traditional semi-d's and detached houses (many built by different developers on the same road) right up to Tara Lawns and Broadmeadow Green with Canadian-designed open-plan houses (balconies in the master bedroom looking out over the living room). All this was built on Ned Nulty's land, who died in the mid 90's and whose home is still in the centre of Ashbourne at the new bridge before O'Brien's off licence.

Crestwood wasn't included in Garden City as it was built in the early 80's but is often included with the rest these days. Garden City's shops were built just after the surrounding houses but weren't occupied for a number of years (the only shop was O'Sullivan's, across from the church). Victory Value opened a supermarket in the early 80's which then became a Centra, then a SuperValu and then back to a Centra. It remained the only group of shops in Ashbourne separate from the centre of town until Daybreak opened at John's Wood in 2005.

Advertising local businesses
Whatever about the amount of vandalism carried out on these pages by those using PCs with IP addresses in Ashbourne Community School, one thing that bugs me on the Ashbourne page is people advertising their businesses here. The Meath Echo, for example, is a Ratoath-based freesheet and while it might merit a small mention, someone put in three separate references to it recently. Kasura Boutique was also described as "fabulous", which is open to debate.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.7.42.133 (talk • contribs) 09:29, 12 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I removed the excessive details about business in the town. -- Patleahy 18:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Should the extensive "retail activities" and "future retail activities" sections be deleted as links about clubs or business in the town should not be included as they are only indirectly related to the article's subject.

"2007 also saw the opening of two new commercial ventures in the Rath, north of the town. 4Home Superstores opened in February 2007 at the new Ashbourne Retail Park and catalogue store Argos opened an Argos Extra outlet in the park in August 2007. County Meath's second Marriott hotel opened in April 2007 as the 140-room Ashbourne Marriott."

"The arrival of a cinema in Ashbourne is eagerly anticipated [surely this is open to debate] as it was originally claimed to be included in the Killegland Street development. The development was granted permission[4] with conditions on 10 August 2007; the operator of the cinema will be Storm Cinemas, who currently operate cinemas in Belfast, Limerick, Cavan, Portlaoise, Naas and Waterford."

Is this just shameless self promotion? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tripi13 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Someone should block the Ashbourne Community School IPs from editing... If those kids want to make proper edits they can do so from the comfort of their own homes, or from the library.--78.16.29.157 (talk) 18:05, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Ashbourne/Ratoath Chess Club
What's the problem with the link to the Ashbourne/Ratoath Chess Club? Someone keeps deleting it, is there any way they can be prevented from doing this? I don't put the link in myself, but I've noticed it's a non-stop cycle of it going up and being pulled down by someone. I think it should be in the article and I'd love to know why someone thinks it shouldn't!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.7.42.133 (talk • contribs) 10:51, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * External links should provide more information about the town. Links about clubs or business in the town should not be included as they are only indirectly related to the article's subject. See External links for community guidelines. I'm removing all links which don't provide more information about the town. -- Patleahy 20:09, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Killeglan Castle
Does anybody know where exactly I could find the remains of the castle? I was informed that the GAA pitch was built on or near it but I assume that they would not have been allowed bulldose the ruin (which is surely protected?). So I went down to the GAA pitch and couldn't believe my eyes: it must be one of the largest club houses and series of pitches in Ireland, and all brand new. It makes Ratoath clubhouse look tiny, and Dunshaughlin's clubhouse and its single pitch deeply embarrassing. At any rate, I couldn't see any trace of Killeglan Castle or historical marker noting the Seagrave family who lived in it for centuries. I did, however, find a very interesting watercolour of Killeglan Castle which was drawn in 1776 and might be a nice historical addition to this article. It can be viewed here: http://ivrlaprod.ucd.ie/fedora/get/ivrla10-:3485/ivrla10-:objLayoutbDef/getLayout/. Does anybody know what happened the Seagrave family? Are any of them around Ashbourne today? 86.44.20.72 (talk) 23:18, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Dún Riabhach?
Anybody know the origin of this name for Ashbourne? I was in Paud O Donoghue's pub (Swan's) in Curragha today and out in the Beer Garden was an old sign for Ashbourne with Dún Riabhach written on it. I have never come across this name before, but a subsequent online check reveals it apparently was an old name for the town such as in this Seanad exchange in 1944 and old people in Ashbourne who remember being taught Dún Riabhach as the name of the town when they were growing up in Dún Riabhach NS. 86.44.20.72 (talk) 23:53, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

As I understand it Dún Riabhach translates as 'Grey Fort' so I presume it refers to the old castle. If I remember correctly the renowned Slane poet Francis Ledwidge(sp)- killed in WW1 refers to Ashbourne as 'Dunree' - clearly an Anglisication of Dun Riabhach. Cill Dheaglan is clearly a reference to the townland of Killegland so I've always thought the Dun Riabhach would be a more appropriate name as Gaeilge for Ashbourne.

I thought I saw a sign somewhere in the Garristown/Oldtown area not so long ago that had Dún Riabach on it. It hasn't been used on new signs since the 60s though, I'd imagine. 'Dunree' would've been a pretty boring name for the town though! 195.7.42.133 (talk) 15:08, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

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