Trim

A 165km way marked walking/cycling trail commemorating a heartbreaking walk of forced emigration in 1847 at the height of the Great Irish Famine.  

It begins at the memorial glass wall at National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park in Roscommon and continues through six counties including County Meath to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin’s Docklands.

The route is marked by more than 30 pairs of bronze children’s shoes, including locations at the Hill of Down, Longwood and Enfield in Meath.

Enfield Fairy Trail is located at the Harbour Area of the Royal Canal Leisure Park in Enfield.  Take a stroll through this fully accessible, enchanting little Fairy Trail full of fairy doors, houses, ladybirds and even a couple of thrones!  Discover Fiadh the Forest Fairy, Flash the Footballer Fairy and many more.  As well as trying to find all the fairy doors in the Trail, you can also visit Pooh Corner and our bird box area, and make sure you don't leave without finding out your very own Fairy Name!    

Located in and flowing through the picturesque heritage town of Trim, the Boyne Blueway Trim is a beautiful stretch of the River Boyne which flows from Trim to Bective Mill. With a length of 8kms it can be paddled in 2.5 to 3 hours and is suitable for dabblers & those with a little bit more paddling ability. This is phase one of the Boyne Blueway Trim development.

A place made famous by the monastic school of St Finian in the 6th century, a seat of learning and place from where many well known saints travelled to Britain and Europe.

The town of Athboy began sometime during the sixth century A.D. as a settlement at the river crossing known as the Yellow Ford. Long before this however, the inhabitants of Athboy were Druids, who had settlements at the nearby Hill of Ward. The Hill of Ward, also known as Tlachtga, is the site where the feast of Samhain was celebrated. Samhain is credited with being the forerunner of Halloween.