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BVPE Visit the historic village of Slane

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Time: August 25, 2012 from 11am to 4pm
Location: The Post Office
Street: Main Street
City/Town: Slane
Website or Map: https://maps.google.com/maps?…
Phone: 086 3354054
Event Type: paint, out
Organized By: Patrick T Daly
Latest Activity: Aug 23, 2012

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Slane (Irish: Baile Shláine, meaning "Town of Sláine mac Dela") is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 (Dublin to Monaghan road) and the N51 (Drogheda to Navan road). In 2006 Slane's population was 1,099, having grown from 823 in 2002. The population of the village and the surrounding rural area was 1,587 in 2006, up from 1,336 in 2002.^[1] The village centre dates from the 18th century. The village and surrounding area contains many historic sites dating back over 5,000 years.

(Text Courtesy of Wikipedia, Image courtesy of R&C Ardill)

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Comment by Sally Downey on August 21, 2012 at 22:55: Looking forward to being there, Patrick. May be a bit late - have to do an airport run first.