Trim Co. Meath

Described in the 1868 edition of The National gazetteer : a topographical dictionary of the British Islands as ” The town contains many good houses. The streets are paved. The parish church was rebuilt in 1802, but the old ivy-covered tower yet remains. There is a Roman Catholic chapel. There is a school of the Incorporated Society of Dublin in the town, besides National schools. The county courthouse, gaol, and fever hospital are at Trim, which is the assize town. There are in the town a brewery, tannery, and several flour mills. The government is administered under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act of 1854, by a council consisting of nine commissioners, including the chairman. The remains of Trim Castle consist of a triangular walled enclosure, with circular flanked towers, and a large and lofty keep in the centre. On the left bank of the river is the Yellow Tower, a portion of St. Mary’s Abbey, which was built in the 13th century, and opposite to it is Talbot Castle, where the Duke of Wellington was educated. A Corinthian column, surmounted by a statue of the duke, was erected in 1817 at the south- western extremity of the town. Dangan Castle, where he spent his early life, is about four miles distant. The Poor-law Union comprises twenty electoral divisions. Market day is on Saturday. Fairs are held once a month. “