Hill of Down

Hill of Down

Hill of Down is a townland in County Meath located on the Royal Canal. There was also a railway station on the line between Dublin and Galway/Sligo. There is a shop and post office at Hill of Down.

Transport

The Midland Great Western Railway reached the area at the end of 1847. The railway station remained in use until 1963.Fact|date=October 2007 Some of the platforms remain. The last station master was Peter Logan.( [http://www.helensfamilytrees.com/meeg03.htm] ) Hill of Down railway station opened on 6 December 1847 and finally closed on 10 November 1947. [cite web | title=Hill of Down station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-10-15]

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