These fine stone buildings were part of the railway line which served Athboy for nearly one hundred years. Opened in 1864, the line ran from Athboy to Dublin. It was officially closed in 1957. The Midland and Great Western locomotives were particularly known for their very distinctive livery, they were painted emerald green with vermillion-coloured nameplates. The station suffered severe damage from a bomb blast during the Civil War in 1923.
The engine house and most of the other buildings of the old Athboy Railway Station have survived to the present day, having been converted into apartments and living accommodation in the 1990s.
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