Dead Centre of Ireland: official middle of Ireland?

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Does anyone know where is the official middle of Ireland - or dead centre (and please no graveyards)
 
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My understanding was that in terms of physical geography, the term 'dead centre' was really just an idiom - can you literally have such a thing on an irregularly shaped land mass?
 
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You could try balancing Ireland on a point of a needle. Mountains may skew your result.
 
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I always thought that Birr Co. Offally held the title. I even think that there is a monument in the town stating this?
 
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Traditionally said to be...

1. an oak-wooded island in Lough Key, near Boyle
2. a miniature tower just outside Glasson, near Athlone
3. Breffni Park :)
... & probably many other places.
 
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Geographical Centres
  • The geographical centre of Ireland is to be found in eastern county Roscommon, at a point 3km (2 miles) south of Athlone town.
  • The centre of Ulster is in county Tyrone, at a point 20km (14 miles) east of Omagh town, near the village of Pomeroy.
  • The centre of Munster is in the north of county Cork, at a point 9km (6 miles) south-west of the village of Rath Luirc.
  • The centre of Leinster is in western county Kildare, at a point 5km (3 miles) south-west of Kildare town.
  • The centre of Connaught is in county Mayo, 6km (4 miles) south-east of the pilgrim village of Knock.
  • The centre of Northern Ireland is in eastern county Tyrone, at a point 6km (4 miles) south-east of the town of Cookstown.
  • The centre of the Republic of Ireland is in south-eastern county Galway, at a point 3km (2 miles) south-west of the village of Eyrecourt.

http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/geography/extremities.html
 
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The spot where the spire stands on O'Connell St in Dublin is the spiritual centre of Ireland - the modern version of the standing stone in ancient Tara.
 
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This is the same idea as a centre of gravity or a centroid.

According to the Ordnance Survey:

Geographical Center of Ireland

Where the 8° Meridian West meets the 53° - 30' North Latitude in the townland of Carnagh East Co. Roscommon. On the western shore of Lough Ree, opposite the Cribby Islands and 5.5 miles N.N.W of Athlone Town.

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Always heard it said that the Catstone just off the Athlone/Mullingar road was the point that our ancesters believed was the true centre for hundreds of years...
 
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The ancient Hill of Berries (circular plantation of ancient trees) about one mile out the Roscommon road from centre of Athlone- has forever in history been said to be the dead centre of Ireland!
go see it!! (legend/story)
 
It seems to be safe enough to pick anywhere and you can up with your own reasons to prove it .... :D
 
Now that Biffo is boss, the midlands IS the centre of the universe.

I notice that projects in Roscrea that have been decades in the wings recentley got started ( leisure centre )

It looks like Dublin North wont be getting a traffic lightbulb changed for the next four years..........
 
CreditCrunch said:
Now that Biffo is boss, the midlands IS the centre of the universe.

I notice that projects in Roscrea that have been decades in the wings recentley got started ( leisure centre )

It looks like Dublin North wont be getting a traffic lightbulb changed for the next four years..........
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...except that Roscrea isn't in Biffo's constituency. It isn't even in the same province :)
 
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