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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Betaghstown like this:
BETAGHSTOWN, or BETTYSTOWN, a village, in the parish of COLPE, barony of LOWER DULEEK, county of MEATH, and province of LEINSTER, 3 ½ miles (E. S. E.) from Drogheda; containing 214 inhabitants. This place is situated on the eastern coast, and contains 26 houses, chiefly thatched cabins; it is the property of R. ...
Shepheard, Esq., whose seat is in the neighbourhood. The coast is here a shallow strand, and, from the extent of fine sandy beach, the village has become a place of some resort for sea-bathing, and would be much more numerously frequented if suitable accommodations were provided. The surrounding scenery is pleasingly diversified, and in the immediate vicinity are many handsome private residences.—See COLPE.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Betaghstown, in and County Meath | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29529
Date accessed: 09th February 2026
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