Co. Meath
Email Coordinator
County Meath / Co. na Mí (the middle) is named after historic kingdom and province of Mide.
Did you know? Meath is home to the only gaeltachtaí in Leinster, Rath Cairn agus Baile Gib. The Ráth Cairn Gaeltacht was founded in 1935 when 41 families from Conamara were settled on land previously acquired by the Irish Land Commission. Ráth Cairn has since grown into a village with a Catholic church, sports facilities, pub, a community centre and a second level school.
You will notice below that the kilometres are marked…
Available – You can buy the kilometre by clicking on the "Buy now" button
Contact Us - you can buy the kilometre on behalf of a school/group but to do so, you need to do through the County Meath coordinator for Rith 2010 at anmhi@rith.ie or fill in the form on www.rith.ie Why are some of the kilometres reserved? As Rith 2010 is a community baed festival, we would prefer that the kilometres in the towns and villages be purchased by schools or community groups rather than private individuals or businesses. We are hoping that groups such as the following will buy the reserved kilometres: Schools, Colleges, Youth Clubs, Irish language groups, Community Groups, Sports Clubs, Scouts, Girl Guides etc.
Sold – The kilometre has been purchased by another person/group. You can view on the website who they are.
@ Club Rith - A social night with the best of music, traditional Irish performances and good company, called "Club Rith", will be on every night during the festival. Rith 2010 will take a rest from the roads but the run will continue instead in the Club. In the middle of the session and the craic, threadmills be be organised to allow an opportunity to those who wish to buy a kilometre and participate in the run. For more information on Club, click here
If you buy a kiolmetre, you get:
- A kilometre of Rith 2010 reserved for you
- You lead Rith 2010 and carry the baton for your purchased kilometre
- 2 x official Rith 2010 vests for the person/people that will run with the baton for that kilometre
- Permission for your group to run behind the lead runner with flags, posters etc.
- An information pack about the route, with safety information and specifics of your purchased kilometre
- Your kilometre will be marked with your name/group name on the list of kilometres on the website (with URL option).
- The option to buy a kilometre, selecting the option that Rith 2010 organise a runner to run on your behalf