Beamore or Bey More (Irish: Béibeac Mór)[1] in County Meath is a townland which lies just south of Drogheda in Ireland. Together with the nearby townland of Bryanstown, Beamore forms part of the southern suburbs of Drogheda (which lies across the county bounds in County Louth).[2]
The remains of a 13th-century monastic settlement and farm, known as Beaubec Monastery, are located in the area.[3][4]
The townland has an area of approximately 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2),[5] and had a population of 210 people as of the 2011 census.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Béibeac Mór / Bey More". Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Local Area Plan For The Southern Environs Of Drogheda 2009-2015 (PDF) (Report). Meath County Council. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "ME02083 - Bey More - Gatehouse". meathheritage.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "13th Century Farm run by Cistercians uncovered at Beamore". Drogheda Independent. Independent News & Media. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Bey More Townland, Co. Meath". townlands.ie. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "CD165 - Meath Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. April 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2020 – via data.gov.ie.
External links
edit- Beamore Heritage Trail (archived 2007)
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