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Things to do in Dundalk
County Louth
Dundalk sits on the Castletown river, almost exactly halfway between Dublin and Belfast.
Four of the twenty places on our County Louth list are in or near Dundalk: Proleek Dolmen, Castleroche Castle, Hill of Faughart and Ravensdale Forest. That is a prehistoric site, a castle, a viewpoint and a forest between them. Below you will find six more places from Fáilte Ireland's listings and 27 events coming up.
On our Louth list
4 places in and around Dundalk.
Proleek DolmenPrehistoric site · DundalkThe capstone weighs about forty tonnes and balances on three uprights, out on the golf course of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel.
Castleroche CastleCastle · DundalkRohesia de Verdun built this castle on a rock outcrop northwest of Dundalk in 1236, the first castle in Ireland known to have been built by a woman. The interior is closed for works, so it is outside viewing only for now.
Hill of FaughartViewpoint · DundalkThe hill north of Dundalk carries an old graveyard, a holy well and a long view out over the plain.
Ravensdale ForestForest · DundalkCoillte forest in the valley north of Dundalk, with waymarked trails and standing stones in among the trees.
More to see in Dundalk
From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.
- An Táin Arts CentreGallery · DundalkAn Táin Arts Centre is based in the former Táin Theatre, Town Hall, Crowe Street, Dundalk, County Louth.
- Basement Gallery at An Táin Arts CentreGallery · Dundalk
- Bridge Street StudiosGallery · DundalkBridge Street Studios is a thriving hub of art, design and craft in Dundalk, County Louth.
- County Museum DundalkMuseum or gallery · DundalkThe museum celebrates the story of County Louth’s rich, social, industrial and cultural history from the Stone Age up to the present day, over three exhibition galleries.
- St Joseph's Redemptorist ChurchAbbey or church · DundalkThe Redemptorists arrived in Dundalk, County Louth in 1876, but it wasn’t until 1892 that the Church of St Joseph was constructed.
- Stephenstown Pond Nature Park & The Dairy Maid Coffee ShopGarden or park · Dundalk
What’s on in Dundalk
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More from the Louth list
CarlingfordVillage · Co. LouthNarrow medieval lanes on the shore of Carlingford Lough, with the Cooley mountains going up straight behind them.
King John's Castle, CarlingfordCastle · CarlingfordThe ruined stone castle is built on the rock above the harbour at the north end of the village.
MonasterboiceMonastic site · DroghedaA walled graveyard north of Drogheda holds a round tower and three carved high crosses.
Old Mellifont AbbeyAbbey · CollonWhat is left of the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. The octagonal washing house beside the river is still standing.
Slieve FoyeMountain · CarlingfordSlieve Foye rises directly above Carlingford, and a marked loop climbs off the edge of the village.
Beaulieu House and GardensHouse and gardens · DroghedaA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.