The Táin WayAbout 40km of waymarked circuit around the Cooley peninsula, starting and finishing in Carlingford.
Viewpoint
The Cooley Peninsula
Carlingford, County Louth
Cooley is the finger of land between Carlingford Lough and Dundalk Bay, mountain on one side and water on the other.
- Where
- Carlingford, County Louth
- Official site
- carlingford.ie
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The Táin WayAbout 40km of waymarked circuit around the Cooley peninsula, starting and finishing in Carlingford.
Carlingford GreenwayFlat path on the old railway line, running along the shore of the lough between Carlingford and Omeath.
Kilnasaggart StoneA tall pillar stone carved with crosses inside circles, standing in a field near Jonesborough among smaller cross-carved stones from an early Christian cemetery.
Moyry CastleA small square tower built on rock in 1601 to hold the Moyry Pass, the old road north through the Gap of the North.
Proleek DolmenThe capstone weighs about forty tonnes and balances on three uprights, out on the golf course of the Ballymascanlon House Hotel.
Hill of FaughartThe hill north of Dundalk carries an old graveyard, a holy well and a long view out over the plain.What’s on nearby
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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.
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.
Beaulieu House and GardensHouse and gardens · DroghedaA seventeenth century house east of Drogheda, with walled gardens and grounds running down towards the Boyne.
St Laurence's GateFort · DroghedaTwo towers of the old town wall stand over a street in the middle of Drogheda.