"This county is divided into 18 baronies, viz: Lower and Upper Deece, Lower and Upper Duleek, Lower and Upper Dunboyne, Fore, Lower and Upper. Kells, Lower and Upper Slane, containing together 140 parishes, and parts of 7 others. Trim is the county and assize town. The next principal and market towns are Navan, Kells, Duleek, Athboy, Slane, and Oldcastle. The first four, with Dunshaughlin, are quarter sessions towns, and the first three, with it and Oldcastle, are Poor-law Unions." [Description from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)] Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2018]

Civil Parishes (with links to the GENUKI webpage relating to each one) are shown on the "County Map" tab above, and listed by clicking the "List of Towns, Villages & Parishes" link above centre.  Please note that:

• Some civil parishes straddle county boundaries.
• Some civil parish boundaries have sometimes changed over time, so different sources may differ, depending on the moment-in-time chosen. 
• Townlands are listed on each GENUKI civil parish webpage, though some townlands have sometimes moved parishes.
• Some townlands straddle two (or more) parishes, and some straddle county boundaries.

Other sources for civil parishes include:

• Meath civil parishes - on Irish Ancestors
• The county Meath page on logainm.ie .
• The Townlands.ie website.

 "The Placenames Database of Ireland was created by Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge in collaboration with The Placenames Branch (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht). This is a comprehensive management system for data, archival records and placenames research conducted by the State. It is a public resource for Irish people at home and abroad, and for all those who appreciate the rich heritage of Irish placenames."

An overview of the relationships between counties, baronies, civil parishes and townlands can be found on this page.

• The Great Britain Historical Geography Information Service (GBHGIS) provides a mass of information about Britain's localities as they have changed over time. Information comes from census reports, historical gazetteers, travellers' tales and historic maps.
• A Vision of Britain Through Time, in the GBHGIS, provides maps and statistical information derived from census reports covering the period 1801-2001, searchable by place name or post code.
• The Association of British Counties (A.B.C.) "is a society dedicated to promoting awareness of the continuing existence of the 86 traditional Counties of Britain".
• British Counties, Parishes, etc. for Genealogists (archived copy).