Batterstown
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| Batterstown Baile an Bhóthair
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 Batterstown
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| 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]
The village is served by the Bus Éireann 111 Athboy to Dublin service.[5] Under the Bus Eireann M3 Corridor - Bus Services to Dublin & Local Centres Proposals announced in 2015, this route will no longer provide a service to Batterstown.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ http://www.irishtourist.com/meath/towns/batterstown/
- ↑ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/?id=IRE/2003/mar03/mar09batterstown
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ A4 Portrait101-200.qxd
- ↑ http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1420620583-M3-Corridor.pdf
