Stamullen is a village in County Meath

County Meath

County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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 on the border with County Dublin

County Dublin

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. It lies just off the M1 motorway

M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)

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 some 35 km north of Dublin and beside the River Delvin. Recently it has been expanded by the development of numerous housing estates in the area.

The village contains a supermarket

Supermarket

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, pub, three hairdressers, gents salon, veterinary clinic, butcher, fast food outlet, Vietnamese take-away, laundromat and a coffee shop.

In October 1999, a Real IRA training camp and underground firing range were discovered near the village

Village

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.

Sport

Stamullen has a Community Centre which is also home to St Patricks GAA

St Patricks GAA

St. Patricks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Stamullen, in County Meath, Ireland. The club competes at senior level in both hurling and football in Meath GAA competitions. The club was founded in January 1950 by the amalgamation Stamullen and Julianstown GAA clubs...

, Stamullen Badminton Club, and Stamullen Bowls Club. The village is also home to the very successful M. Donnelly Stamullen Road Club Cycling Team. A free magazine

Magazine

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 is delivered each month to homes and businesses within the community.

Demographics

In 2002 had a population of 779, but due to the increased number of housing estates in the town and it's close proximity to Dublin

Fingal

Fingal is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. With its county seat located in Swords, it has a population of 239,992 according to the 2006 census...

 the population had grown by 219% to just under 2,500 by 2006.

According to the 2006 Census Stamullen has the second lowest percentage of people in the over 65 age group and the lowest percentage of people in the 45-64 age group in any town in Ireland with a population over 1500.

Total population	2,487
aged 0–14	692	20.05%
aged 15–24	200	8.04%
aged 25–44	1,915	52.45%
aged 45–64	464	8.60%
aged 65+	53	2.13%

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See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland