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Cooley peninsula - LOUTH COUNTRYSIDE
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Cooley peninsula - COUNTRYSIDE
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A
real world apart and holding real strong republican traditions, the
Cooley Peninsula is an area of moorlands and low mountains. Carlingford
is a charming village on Carlingford Lough from which the views on the
mountains are dramatically beautiful. The flooded valley of Carlingford
Lough forms a physical barreer between the Cooley Peninsula’s Mountains
and Northern Ireland’s Mourne Mountains, although they are in fact part
of the same range. What once was the |
Holy Trinity Church now hosts the
Holy Trinity Heritage Centre (call 042-9373454 for information). King’s
John Castle was built around the 11th and 12th centuries. 16th-century
buildings include Taafe’s Castle which originally stood on the
waterfront (the land was later reclaimed for the construction of a
train line) and the Mint. The Toshel is the only remaining gate from
the original town
Carlingford hosts every year the Oyster Festival (mid-August) when the
pubs are full all day, ie from the morning until midnight. |
