Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, meaning 'Búinne's stronghold')[2] is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Dublin city centre.

Dunboyne's Irish language name, Dún Búinne, indicates it was the fort of Bui who was the wife of the god Lugh.

The house was sold in 1950 and became the Good Shepherd convent, in which nuns used to live and operate a mother and baby institution, the Árd Mhuire mother and baby home in Dunboyne was opened by the sisters of the Good Shepherd in 1955.

Dunboyne man Seán Boylan was the longest-serving county manager in GAA history and led Meath to four All Ireland victories in 1987, 1988, 1996 and 1999.

[citation needed] Dunboyne Ladies GFC have won Meath Championships several times in all under age levels up to and including Under 21s.

The GUI National Golf Academy is located 5 km outside Dunboyne on the Maynooth Road.

The parents of the school were divided on the issue, with some reportedly believing that the incident was unfairly represented in the press.

[citation needed] Foróige, an English speaking youth club, meets on Friday nights.

The Irish government contributed grants totalling £35,000, and a community centre was opened by then-President of Ireland, Dr Patrick Hillery, in 1989.

This arrangement provided the college with a larger sports hall than it otherwise would have had while, outside of school hours, the extension enabled the centre to cater to the growing community better.

Health and fitness facilities were added in early 2000, and a floodlit all-weather pitch (another joint venture with St Peter's College), whose development began in 2003.

They were built as part of the reopening of the Navan-Clonsilla line under the Irish Governments Transport 21 development programme.

Bus Éireann route 111 between Dublin and Athboy stops at the M3 parkway station, just outside Dunboyne.

[19][20] On 11 May 2007, the town was hit by a small tornado in which slates were torn from roofs and branches from trees during a brief storm.