Ashbourne, County Meath
Ashbourne, historically called Killeglan or Kildeglan (Irish: Cill Dhéagláin, meaning "Déaglán's church"), is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 20 km north of Dublin city centre and is bypassed by the M2 motorway.
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