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Situated 60 m above sea level on the River Boyne, Trim was one of the most important English settlements in the Middle Ages. In the 15th century the Anglo- Norman parliament met in Trim. The Duke of Wellington was born nearby; a large column remains to this day near the centre of the town as a monument. Trim Castle is a famous historical site and was used as a backdrop in the making of the film Braveheart.

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$infomatique > TRIM COUNTY MEATH Trim (Baile Átha Troim in Irish), is the traditional county town of County Meath in Ireland, although Meath\'s administrative centre is nowadays Navan. The town and its immediate environs were recorded in the census of 2002 as having a population of 5,894.$

$infomatique > RIVER BOYNE FLOWING THROUGH TRIM The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres (70 miles) long. It rises at Trinity Well, Newbury Hall, near Carbury, County Kildare, and flows towards the Northeast through County Meath to reach the Irish Sea at Drogheda. Salmon and trout can be caught in the river, which is surrounded by the Boyne Valley. It is crossed just west of Drogheda by the Boyne River Bridge that carries the M1 motorway and by the Boyne Viaduct that carries the Dublin-Belfast railway line to the east. Despite its short course, the Boyne has historical, archaeological and mythical connotations. It passes near the ancient city of Trim, Trim Castle, the Hill of Tara (the ancient capital of the High King of Ireland), Navan, the Hill of Slane, Brú na Bóinne (an archaeological site), Mellifont Abbey, and the mediaeval city of Drogheda. In the Boyne Valley can also be found other historical and archaeological monuments, like Loughcrew, Kells, Celtic crosses, castles, and more. The Battle of the Boyne, a major battle in Irish History, took place along the Boyne near Drogheda in 1690 during the Williamite war in Ireland. This river has been known since ancient times. The Greek geographer Ptolemy drew a map of Ireland in the 2nd century which included the Boyne, which he called Bovinda, and somewhat later Giraldus Cambrensis called it Boandus. Referring to legendary stories, it was in this river where Fionn mac Cumhail captured Fiontán, the Salmon of Knowledge. It was also said that the river was named after the goddess Boann (\'queen\' or \'goddess\'), according to F. Dinneen, lexicographer of the Irish Gaelic language, and Boyne is an anglicised form of the name. The Boyne Navigation is a series of canals running roughly parallel to the main river from near Oldbridge to Navan. Owned by An Taisce and currently derelict, the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland are restoring the navigation to navigable status.$