25-460: The Mid-East Region (coded IE062) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland . It consists of the territory of the counties of Kildare , Louth , Meath and Wicklow . The Mid-East spans 6,891 km, 9.8% of the total area of the state (roughly 7% of the Island ) and, according to the 2022 census, had a population of 764,154, roughly 14.84% of the national population. From 1994 to 2014,
50-557: A further 9 families in 1939 who settled in Clongill. In all 373 people moved to the area. Baile Ghib has since grown into a village with a GAA club (Bhulf Tón CLG), a village hall , a shop, a church , and a gaelscoil ( primary school ). Today, it and the nearby area of Ráth Chairn make up the Meath Gaeltacht. At the 2022 census the villages of Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib had a combined population of 420. The Meath Gaeltacht had
75-519: A population of 1,857 in 2016, representing 1.9% of the total population of Ireland's Gaeltacht . According to the 2016 census 15.9% of the population of Baile Ghib and Ráth Chairn spoke Irish on a daily basis outside the education system. The Meath Gaeltacht was formed when the Irish Land Commission redistributed the large estates of absentee landlords and farmers from the Gaeltacht areas of
100-641: A population of over 10,000. A list of the ten largest settlements in the mid-east. County capitals are included and are shown in bold . According to Eurostat figures for 2012, the region has GDP of €13,316 bn and a GDP per capita of €24,700. Figures released in February 2017, suggest that the unemployment rate in the region was 5.3% during 2016 - the lowest among other regions of the country. Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS ( French : Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques )
125-583: Is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard, adopted in 2003, is developed and regulated by the European Union , and thus only covers the EU member states in detail. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is instrumental in the European Union's Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund delivery mechanisms and for locating
150-583: Is a small village and Gaeltacht ( Irish -speaking area) in County Meath , Ireland . It is about 70km northwest of Dublin city . Local Link bus route 186 was introduced in October 2024 and links the area several times daily to Kells and other villages in Meath & Cavan. The Baile Ghib Gaeltacht was founded in 1937 when 52 families were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission , followed by
175-455: Is the largest by land area. Louth is the region's smallest county by both population and area. The Mid-East contains Leinster 's only Gaeltacht areas, both located in County Meath, at Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib . They were founded by emigrants from County Galway in 1935 and 1937 respectively. With just 1,771 native Irish speakers between them, spread over a total area of 44km2, they are
200-460: Is too small or too large, a second and/or third level is created. This may be on the first level (ex. France, Italy, Greece, and Spain), on the second (ex. Germany) and/or third level (ex. Belgium). In countries with small populations, where the entire country would be placed on the NUTS 2 or even NUTS 3 level (ex. Luxembourg, Cyprus), the regions at levels 1, 2 and 3 are identical to each other (and also to
225-714: The Dublin–Belfast corridor and strong economic ties with the Greater Dublin Area , Louth was removed from the Border Region despite sharing a border with Northern Ireland . These changes had a number of implications. Although the least populous county in the Mid-East, the region's two largest towns are now Drogheda and Dundalk , which are both in County Louth, and are Ireland's 6th and 7th largest towns respectively. With
250-914: The River Liffey , the Wicklow Mountains and the Curragh of Kildare which is a major centre of stud farming. From 1994, the Mid-East Region was administered by the Mid-East Regional Authority. The authority consisted of 21 elected representatives including the region's representative on the EU Committee of the Regions. These representatives met once a month and were nominated from the region's three local authorities: The Regional Authorities were dissolved in 2014 and their functions were transferred to
275-486: The NUTS Regulation, the average population size of the regions in the respective level shall lie within the following thresholds: For non-administrative units, deviations from these population marks exist for particular geographical, socio-economic, historical, cultural or environmental circumstances, especially for islands and outermost regions. Baile Ghib Baile Ghib ( anglicised as Gibbstown or Gibstown )
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#1732852453631300-639: The Regional Assemblies. From 1 January 2015, it has corresponded to the Eastern strategic planning area within the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly . The local government areas in the Mid-East are: Under an EU revision to NUTS designations in 2018, County Louth was transferred from the Border Region to the Mid-East Region, increasing the number of Mid-East counties from 3 to 4. Due to its position along
325-499: The addition of Louth, the Mid-East Region now also shares a border with Northern Ireland . The Mid-East is the second fastest growing region in Ireland after Dublin . All four counties in the Mid-East have population growth rates well above the national average of 3.7%. The Greater Dublin Area refers to Dublin and its three surrounding counties, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow, and contains 40% of
350-402: The area where goods and services subject to European public procurement legislation are to be delivered. For each EU member country, a hierarchy of three NUTS levels is established by Eurostat in agreement with each member state; the subdivisions in some levels do not necessarily correspond to administrative divisions within the country. A NUTS code begins with a two-letter code referencing
375-404: The country, as abbreviated in the European Union 's Interinstitutional Style Guide. The subdivision of the country is then referred to with one number. A second or third subdivision level is referred to with another number each. Each numbering starts with 1, as 0 is used for the upper level. Where the subdivision has more than nine entities, capital letters are used to continue the numbering. Below
400-437: The entire country), but are coded with the appropriate length codes levels 1, 2 and 3. The NUTS system favors existing administrative units, with one or more assigned to each NUTS level. Specific guidelines are based in population, leaving little or no role for other types of variables such as area, distance, topography, levels of jurisdiction or history, which can only be considered in (unspecified) types of special cases. From
425-416: The limited size of the Gaeltacht the difficulty of providing a wide range of services through Irish led to bilingualism becoming necessary. The Baile Ghib Gaeltacht was founded in 1937, when Irish-speaking families from Mayo, Kerry, Donegal and Cork Gaeltachtaí settled in the area. This diversity is reflected in the local street names, including Donegal Road, and Mayo Road. Baile Ailin (English: Allenstown)
450-422: The population of the state. Since the 2018 boundary changes, the population of Dublin and the Mid-East combined now stands at over 2 million. According to the 2022 census, the Mid-East had a population of 764,154, which constitutes 14.84% of the national population. Its population density was 100 persons per km, the second highest in the country. Kildare is the largest county in the Mid-East by population, and Meath
475-445: The region mostly has a rural landscape and the total area of viable agricultural land in the Mid-East is 69%. The manufacturing industry employs a significant number of people in the region and it is the location of high tech industries in areas such as Leixlip and Bray . The region contains notable tourist attractions such as Trim Castle , Kildare Cathedral , Brú na Bóinne and Glendalough . Prominent geographical features include
500-407: The region was governed by the Mid-East Regional Authority. As of 2015, it is a strategic planning area within the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly . The Mid-East has experienced continuous population growth since 1961. This growth is primarily influenced by the regions close proximity to Dublin. The region has large urban areas and contains more than 25 towns with a population of over 5,000. But
525-470: The three NUTS divisions each correspond to the entire country itself. Metropolitan Cities i: ∪ of counties ; or ii: individual counties ; or iii: ∪ of districts in Greater London . [ ∪ ] NUTS regions are generally based on existing national administrative subdivisions. In countries where only one or two regional subdivisions exist, or where the population of existing subdivisions
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#1732852453631550-740: The three NUTS levels are local administrative units (LAUs). A similar statistical system is defined for the candidate countries and members of the European Free Trade Association , but they are not part of NUTS governed by the regulations. The current NUTS classification, dated 21 November 2016 and effective from 1 January 2018 (now updated to current members as of 2020 ), lists 92 regions at NUTS 1 , 244 regions at NUTS 2, 1215 regions at NUTS 3 level, and 99,387 local administrative units (LAUs). Not all countries have every level of division, depending on their size. For example, Luxembourg and Cyprus only have local administrative units (LAUs);
575-592: The two smallest Gaeltachts in Ireland. According to the 2016 Census, the percentage of Irish speakers by county in the Mid-East is: Kildare (40.2%), Meath (38.6%), Wicklow (36.6%) and Louth (34.1%). Louth has the lowest percentage of Irish speakers of any county in Ireland. The region has many large urban areas and contains 27 towns with a population of over 5,000 (11 in Kildare, 8 in Meath, 5 in Wicklow and 3 in Louth), 17 of which have
600-473: The western seaboard were resettled in Meath in the 1930s. The migrants were from Cork, Kerry, Connemara, Mayo and Donegal. The government's goals were to relieve overcrowding and poverty in the western counties and to spread the Irish language. This "colony" was also a social experiment to redress the 17th-century ethnic cleansing of Ireland by Oliver Cromwell ’s draconian action ‘ To hell or Connaught ’. However due to
625-423: Was established nearby at the same time as Baile Ghib, but proved less successful, with most of its inhabitants moving away. Each family received a house, 22 acres, farm animals and farm implements in exchange for land and property in their native county. Baile Ghib was eventually given official Gaeltacht status, along with Ráth Chairn , in 1967. A new history Ceann Scríbe Baile Ghib - Destination Gibbstown
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