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134_74	a collection of memorabilia from those years including, letters from Collins sent from Frongoch
134_75	(they kept the originals and forward duplicates to HQ), Devs slippers and a Tricolour made by
134_76	Constance Markievicz (with her name embroidered) that was to fly over the GPO during the Rising.
134_77	Their whereabouts now are unknown but photographs of their existence are on file in Navan library.
134_78	While other parts of Meath were particularly quiet during the War of Independence, the men from
134_79	South Meath took the war to the British; one ambush by one of the Lalor brothers took place at the
134_80	Wellington Monument, where he single-handedly took on a truckload of British with his rifle and
134_81	grenade, the monument to the British PM still stands.
134_82	A new bridge was built on the Boyne in the 1980s to divert heavy traffic from the town. This was
134_83	then enhanced by the construction, in stages, of an inner relief road, which now makes it possible
134_84	for heavy traffic to achieve a complete by-pass of the town. The Watergate bridge was replaced in
134_85	2005.
134_86	As part of the Civil Service decentralization plan of the Irish government, Trim was chosen as the
134_87	location of the headquarters for the state body known as the Office of Public Works. The movement
134_88	of this state administration function to Trim resulted in Trim being the first location outside of
134_89	Dublin to complete a satisfactory decentralization move.
134_90	Places of interest
134_91	St Patrick's church (Roman Catholic), Church Street
134_92	St. Patrick's cathedral church (Church of Ireland), Loman Street. It is reputed to be the oldest
134_93	Anglican Church in Ireland (disputed by a church in Armagh which claims its 20 years older than the
134_94	Trim Church). The original church lies in ruins behind the current newer church which faces onto
134_95	Loman Street from behind a large boundary wall.
134_96	Trim Castle, the largest Cambro-Norman castle in Ireland which was built by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of
134_97	Meath. It was used in the production of the film Braveheart and the 1980 movie The Big Red One,
134_98	starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill, was also partially shot in Trim and in particular at Trim
134_99	Castle.
134_100	The Town Hall, known locally as the Market House, is reputed to have been one of Thin Lizzy's first
134_101	concert venues, and has seen U2 and several other noted bands play there over the years.
134_102	The yellow steeple (named so for the way the sun sets and rises on it in the giving it a yellow
134_103	colour), the remains of a 14th-century St. Mary's Abbey on a hillside near the town centre, is the
134_104	tallest building in Trim and can be seen for kilometres around the town.
134_105	Trim Town Walls – Though not much remains of the original walls of Trim, the "Sheep Gate" stands
134_106	near the 'yellow steeple' and the castle. The wall in this area is in ruins but it marks the
134_107	original town boundary, the only intact part of the wall stands on Loman Street It is not marked by
134_108	any signs but it starts around the front of St. Patrick's Anglican church and runs down to the
134_109	local 'Costa Coffee' (prev. The Priory Inn.)
134_110	The Black Friary – A 13th century Dominican friary located just outside the town walls. The
134_111	excavation of the remains of the friary is part of the Blackfriary Community archaeology project.
134_112	The Boyne river walk is a walkway along the river Boyne starting at the castle park and running
134_113	along the Boyne to Newtown abbey. The total walk to Newtown and back takes about 40mins.
134_114	Newtown Abbey lies on the banks of the Boyne about 15min walk from Trim Castle. It once was the
134_115	largest abbey of its kind in Ireland. It is still used as a graveyard for the town so there are no
134_116	guided tours but there are many information boards with pictures of what certain areas used to look
134_117	like.
134_118	St. John's Priory, a medieval hospital, lies across the Boyne from Newtown abbey. This structure
134_119	is again free access. At the entrance there is a defence tower which used to form part of the walls
134_120	of the hospital.
134_121	Trim Circuit Courthouse – Built in the 19th century, the courthouse overlooks the main street of
134_122	the town. Recently extended with an award-winning design, the courthouse is located next to the
134_123	main entrance of the castle.
134_124	Brú Brewery- International award-winning craft brewery based in the Trim, Co. Meath. Brewing the
134_125	finest quality hand crafted beer using locally sourced ingredients.
134_126	Wellington Monument – Wellington was born in Ireland and spent some of his childhood near Trim. It
134_127	takes the form of a column surmounted by a statue of the Duke, and was erected in 1817.
134_128	Events
134_129	Trim Vintage and Veteran Car Show
134_130	An annual classic car show takes place in Trim every July, Trim Veteran and Vintage Rally has been
134_131	running since 1985. It started in a small yard on Loman Street with just 1 car. The founder, Norman
134_132	Pratt, along with his hand-picked committee, were determined to expand the show, approached the
134_133	Roundtree family who allowed the Porch Fields to be used on the day. The committee included
134_134	secretary Ms. Iris Wilson, PRO Frank Dempsey, Billy Wilson, and George Douglas. It has grown each
134_135	year since then and there are now in excess of 500 cars and motorcycles on show. Visitors to the
134_136	show can also try their hand at archery with Athboy Archery Club. The archery has always been a big
134_137	success at the fair.
134_138	Trim Haymaking Festival
134_139	Trim Haymaking Festival is held in the town every mid-June. The Porchfields, an amenity space rich
134_140	in historic value, are home to a fair, market, and cultural displays. The main event is the
134_141	traditional making of the first hay of the year by hand and by old-style machinery. Visitors to the
134_142	show can also try their hand at archery with Athboy Archery Club. The archery has always been a big
134_143	success at the fair.
134_144	Trim Swift Festival
134_145	Because of Jonathan Swift's residence near Trim after 1700, a satirical festival is held in his
134_146	honour.
134_147	Trim Poetry Festival
134_148	Trim Poetry Festival began in March 2019 and was organised by Boyne Writers' Group. During the
134_149	festival Boyne Berries, a journal of poetry and short fiction, was published on the occasion of its
134_150	25th issue. The winner of Trim Poetry Competition 2019 was also announced. The Festival will return
134_151	again in March 2020 and is being organised by a festival committee of Boyne Writers' Group members
134_152	including Michael Farry, Orla Fay, Frances Browne, Barbara Flood, Anne Crinion, Tom Dredge and
134_153	Sinéad MacDevitt.
134_154	Royal Meath Show
134_155	The Royal Meath Show takes place annually in Porchfield on the first Sunday in September each year.
134_156	1929 was the first show. The main events of this agricultural show are judging cattle, sheep,
134_157	goats, horses, dogs and home industries. The Artisan Area includes a cookery demonstration by a
134_158	celebrity Chef, an Artisan Food Area, and an Artisan Craft Area. The Meath Environmental Network
134_159	have talks on many environmental issues. The Heritage Demo Area includes wool weaving, hand
134_160	shearing, knitting, milking the cow, making butter, basket weaving and many more. The Royal Bee
134_161	Association have their annual show, there is also a vintage display.
134_162	Media
134_163	Longwave radio station Atlantic 252's broadcasting station was situated in Trim throughout the
134_164	1990s. The station's former buildings are now home to Trim Town Council and Trim Area Committee,
134_165	two of the administrative bodies within the County of Meath.
134_166	The RTÉ Radio 1 longwave transmitter at Clarkstown, some 11 km southeast of Trim, now broadcasts
134_167	the AM version of Radio 1 (sometimes known as RTÉ Europe) on 252 kHz (1190.4 m). Prior to this
134_168	date, RTÉ's main AM transmission centre had been near Athlone.
134_169	The town has been used as the location for some film productions, including the use of Trim Castle
134_170	to depict York Castle in Mel Gibson's Braveheart.
134_171	Trim was also the setting for the first full-length Irish martial arts movie Fatal Deviation.
134_172	The 1980 movie The Big Red One, starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill, was also partially shot in
134_173	Trim and in particular at Trim Castle.

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a collection of memorabilia from those years including, letters from Collins sent from Frongoch

134_75

(they kept the originals and forward duplicates to HQ), Devs slippers and a Tricolour made by

134_76

Constance Markievicz (with her name embroidered) that was to fly over the GPO during the Rising.

134_77

Their whereabouts now are unknown but photographs of their existence are on file in Navan library.

134_78

While other parts of Meath were particularly quiet during the War of Independence, the men from

134_79

South Meath took the war to the British; one ambush by one of the Lalor brothers took place at the

134_80

Wellington Monument, where he single-handedly took on a truckload of British with his rifle and

134_81

grenade, the monument to the British PM still stands.

134_82

A new bridge was built on the Boyne in the 1980s to divert heavy traffic from the town. This was

134_83

then enhanced by the construction, in stages, of an inner relief road, which now makes it possible

134_84

for heavy traffic to achieve a complete by-pass of the town. The Watergate bridge was replaced in

134_85

2005.

134_86

As part of the Civil Service decentralization plan of the Irish government, Trim was chosen as the

134_87

location of the headquarters for the state body known as the Office of Public Works. The movement

134_88

of this state administration function to Trim resulted in Trim being the first location outside of

134_89

Dublin to complete a satisfactory decentralization move.

134_90

Places of interest

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St Patrick's church (Roman Catholic), Church Street

134_92

St. Patrick's cathedral church (Church of Ireland), Loman Street. It is reputed to be the oldest

134_93

Anglican Church in Ireland (disputed by a church in Armagh which claims its 20 years older than the

134_94

Trim Church). The original church lies in ruins behind the current newer church which faces onto

134_95

Loman Street from behind a large boundary wall.

134_96

Trim Castle, the largest Cambro-Norman castle in Ireland which was built by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of

134_97

Meath. It was used in the production of the film Braveheart and the 1980 movie The Big Red One,

134_98

starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill, was also partially shot in Trim and in particular at Trim

134_99

Castle.

134_100

The Town Hall, known locally as the Market House, is reputed to have been one of Thin Lizzy's first

134_101

concert venues, and has seen U2 and several other noted bands play there over the years.

134_102

The yellow steeple (named so for the way the sun sets and rises on it in the giving it a yellow

134_103

colour), the remains of a 14th-century St. Mary's Abbey on a hillside near the town centre, is the

134_104

tallest building in Trim and can be seen for kilometres around the town.

134_105

Trim Town Walls – Though not much remains of the original walls of Trim, the "Sheep Gate" stands

134_106

near the 'yellow steeple' and the castle. The wall in this area is in ruins but it marks the

134_107

original town boundary, the only intact part of the wall stands on Loman Street It is not marked by

134_108

any signs but it starts around the front of St. Patrick's Anglican church and runs down to the

134_109

local 'Costa Coffee' (prev. The Priory Inn.)

134_110

The Black Friary – A 13th century Dominican friary located just outside the town walls. The

134_111

excavation of the remains of the friary is part of the Blackfriary Community archaeology project.

134_112

The Boyne river walk is a walkway along the river Boyne starting at the castle park and running

134_113

along the Boyne to Newtown abbey. The total walk to Newtown and back takes about 40mins.

134_114

Newtown Abbey lies on the banks of the Boyne about 15min walk from Trim Castle. It once was the

134_115

largest abbey of its kind in Ireland. It is still used as a graveyard for the town so there are no

134_116

guided tours but there are many information boards with pictures of what certain areas used to look

134_117

like.

134_118

St. John's Priory, a medieval hospital, lies across the Boyne from Newtown abbey. This structure

134_119

is again free access. At the entrance there is a defence tower which used to form part of the walls

134_120

of the hospital.

134_121

Trim Circuit Courthouse – Built in the 19th century, the courthouse overlooks the main street of

134_122

the town. Recently extended with an award-winning design, the courthouse is located next to the

134_123

main entrance of the castle.

134_124

Brú Brewery- International award-winning craft brewery based in the Trim, Co. Meath. Brewing the

134_125

finest quality hand crafted beer using locally sourced ingredients.

134_126

Wellington Monument – Wellington was born in Ireland and spent some of his childhood near Trim. It

134_127

takes the form of a column surmounted by a statue of the Duke, and was erected in 1817.

134_128

Events

134_129

Trim Vintage and Veteran Car Show

134_130

An annual classic car show takes place in Trim every July, Trim Veteran and Vintage Rally has been

134_131

running since 1985. It started in a small yard on Loman Street with just 1 car. The founder, Norman

134_132

Pratt, along with his hand-picked committee, were determined to expand the show, approached the

134_133

Roundtree family who allowed the Porch Fields to be used on the day. The committee included

134_134

secretary Ms. Iris Wilson, PRO Frank Dempsey, Billy Wilson, and George Douglas. It has grown each

134_135

year since then and there are now in excess of 500 cars and motorcycles on show. Visitors to the

134_136

show can also try their hand at archery with Athboy Archery Club. The archery has always been a big

134_137

success at the fair.

134_138

Trim Haymaking Festival

134_139

Trim Haymaking Festival is held in the town every mid-June. The Porchfields, an amenity space rich

134_140

in historic value, are home to a fair, market, and cultural displays. The main event is the

134_141

traditional making of the first hay of the year by hand and by old-style machinery. Visitors to the

134_142

show can also try their hand at archery with Athboy Archery Club. The archery has always been a big

134_143

success at the fair.

134_144

Trim Swift Festival

134_145

Because of Jonathan Swift's residence near Trim after 1700, a satirical festival is held in his

134_146

honour.

134_147

Trim Poetry Festival

134_148

Trim Poetry Festival began in March 2019 and was organised by Boyne Writers' Group. During the

134_149

festival Boyne Berries, a journal of poetry and short fiction, was published on the occasion of its

134_150

25th issue. The winner of Trim Poetry Competition 2019 was also announced. The Festival will return

134_151

again in March 2020 and is being organised by a festival committee of Boyne Writers' Group members

134_152

including Michael Farry, Orla Fay, Frances Browne, Barbara Flood, Anne Crinion, Tom Dredge and

134_153

Sinéad MacDevitt.

134_154

Royal Meath Show

134_155

The Royal Meath Show takes place annually in Porchfield on the first Sunday in September each year.

134_156

1929 was the first show. The main events of this agricultural show are judging cattle, sheep,

134_157

goats, horses, dogs and home industries. The Artisan Area includes a cookery demonstration by a

134_158

celebrity Chef, an Artisan Food Area, and an Artisan Craft Area. The Meath Environmental Network

134_159

have talks on many environmental issues. The Heritage Demo Area includes wool weaving, hand

134_160

shearing, knitting, milking the cow, making butter, basket weaving and many more. The Royal Bee

134_161

Association have their annual show, there is also a vintage display.

134_162

Media

134_163

Longwave radio station Atlantic 252's broadcasting station was situated in Trim throughout the

134_164

1990s. The station's former buildings are now home to Trim Town Council and Trim Area Committee,

134_165

two of the administrative bodies within the County of Meath.

134_166

The RTÉ Radio 1 longwave transmitter at Clarkstown, some 11 km southeast of Trim, now broadcasts

134_167

the AM version of Radio 1 (sometimes known as RTÉ Europe) on 252 kHz (1190.4 m). Prior to this

134_168

date, RTÉ's main AM transmission centre had been near Athlone.

134_169

The town has been used as the location for some film productions, including the use of Trim Castle

134_170

to depict York Castle in Mel Gibson's Braveheart.

134_171

Trim was also the setting for the first full-length Irish martial arts movie Fatal Deviation.

134_172

The 1980 movie The Big Red One, starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill, was also partially shot in

134_173

Trim and in particular at Trim Castle.