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cattle production is the leading type of farming. Cattle are imported
from the south and west of Ireland and fattened on the fertile land of
the county. Dairy farms
supply milk to Dublin and to Irish creameries elsewhere. There are some
stud farms for horse breeding. One eighth of the farmland is planted with
arable crops, mainly barley, oats, potatoes, vegetables, and wheat.
The county is administered by a county council
which meets in Navan. Meath elects five members to Dail Eireann. English
is the everyday language of almost all people. Although there are two
small Gaeltacht, areas in which about half of the inhabitants are Irish
speakers.
The three major roads from Dublin to Northern Ireland
pass through Meath. The N4 road and the railway from Dublin to the west
of Ireland pass along the southern boundary. The railway from Dublin to
Belfast goes along the coast. A new motorway system was recently opened.
Largest towns in the county are Navan the capital Trim, Kells, Laytown,
Dunboyne and Duleek.
One fifth of the people work in the manufacturing
industry. Navan is the major industrial centre, with smaller industries
in Trim, Kells, and Oldcastle. One of the world's largest lead and zinc
mines is at Navan, it may still be in operation, I'm afraid I don't know.
Meath enjoys a dry mild climate it is the driest
place in Ireland with just 80 centimeter's along the coast and 100 centimeter's
on the higher land to the north and west. The average temperatures are
5 °C in January and 15 °C in July.
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is
bounded by seven counties and the Irish sea. It has Dublin and the
sea to the east, Kildare and Offaly to the south, Westmeath to the
west, and Cavan, Monaghan, and Louth to the north. Meath is a mainly
lowland which rises to hills of more than 150 meter's along its
northern borders. The county is fertile with about 95 per cent of
the land is agricultural, on which about 20% of the population work.
