Sandpit

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Sandpit

Coordinates53.77°, -6.31°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sandpit is a small village in the rural hinterland of Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It lies in the townland of Milltown, which had a population of 213 as of the 2011 census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor (born 1953)

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Tommy Byrne

Irish Formula One driver

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress (born 1991)

Steve Staunton

Irish footballer

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James Cullen

Irish mathematician

John Elliott Cairnes

Irish economist

Ian Harte

Irish association football player

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Gary Kelly

Irish footballer

Mairead McGuinness

Irish politician and European Commissioner

Eamonn Campbell

Irish musician (1946–2017)

Nick Colgan

Irish footballer

John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson

Irish politician (1844-1932)

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Patrick O'Donnell

Irish politician (1907–1970)

Shane Horgan

Irish rugby union player

Colin O'Donoghue

Irish actor

Dominic Hannigan

Irish Labour Party politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax

Seen 2026-09-21

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-17

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Seen 2026-09-17

Atlantic Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina vitulina

Seen 2026-09-17

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-17

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-09-17

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Seen 2026-09-17

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).