TRIM

In 1868, the parish of Trim contained the following places:

"TRIM, a parish and an inland market and municipal town, and the county town of county Meath, Ireland, 27 miles N.W. from Dublin, and 11 S.W. from Navan. It is situated on the river Boyne, and is connected by a short branch line with the Dublin and Meath railway. Its population in 1851 was 1,905, and in 1861 it was 2,068, inhabiting 369 houses. The town is old, and was formerly of considerable importance. It belonged to the De Lacys, who built a strong castle, which was rebuilt in 1220. The town was the scene of many stirring events, and was repeatedly destroyed by fire. Parliaments were held there from time to time, and a mint was established in 1469. It was successively occupied by royalists and parliamentarians in the civil war of Charles I., and was abandoned to Cromwell in 1649. Of the population in 1861, 233 were members of the Established Church, and 1,791 Roman Catholics. The town contains many good houses. The streets are paved. The parish church was rebuilt in 1802, but the old ivy-covered tower yet remains. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. There is a school of the Incorporated Society of Dublin in the town, besides National schools. The county courthouse, gaol, and fever hospital are at Trim, which is the assize town. There are in the town a brewery, tannery, and several flour mills. The government is administered under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act of 1854, by a council consisting of nine commissioners, including the chairman. The remains of Trim Castle consist of a triangular walled enclosure, with circular flanked towers, and a large and lofty keep in the centre. On the left bank of the river is the Yellow Tower, a portion of St. Mary's Abbey, which was built in the 13th century, and opposite to it is Talbot Castle, where the Duke of Wellington was educated. A Corinthian column, surmounted by a statue of the duke, was erected in 1817 at the south-western extremity of the town. Dangan Castle, where he spent his early life, is about four miles distant. The Poor-law Union comprises twenty electoral divisions. Market day is on Saturday. Fairs are held once a month."

"DALYSTOWN, a village in the parish of Trim, in the barony of Lower Moyfenrath, in the county of Meath, province of Leinster, Ireland."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018