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All Ireland Poc Fada Championships Finals
Children and Family Attractions
All Ireland Poc Fada Championships 2013 are unique in the GAA and Camogie Association's calendars - they are the only national championships for individual players of both Camogie & Hurling in...More
Santa's Wonderland in the Woods
Festivals
All aboard! Don't miss your chance to Visit Santa claus in his wonderland in The Woods. Book a seat on the magical Thomas The Tank Engine Train and a short journey later you arrive at an enchanted...More
The National Poultry Races
Festivals
Easter is the time of holy celebration, colourful Easter hats and chocolate eggs... well, not in Carlingford, Co. Louth – get set for the wackiest event of the year! No, it's not a joke Easter Monday...More
County Museum Dundalk
Children and Family Attractions
The County Museum Dundalk, in Dundalk County Louth, brings history to life. The museum celebrates the story of County Louth’s rich, social, industrial and cultural history from the Stone Age up to the...More
Ghan House Christmas Fair
Festivals
On Sunday 9th December 12noon-5pm Ghan House are hosting their second annual Christmas Fair which will be a celebration of everything that the local area has to offer at Christmas time. With Santas...More
Beaulieu House, Gardens and Car Museum
Children and Family Attractions
Following the 1641/42 siege of Drogheda, ownership changed to Sir Henry Tichbourne, Marshal of all Ireland and defender of Drogheda during the siege. Tichbourne, his son and grandson constructed the...More
St Joseph's Redemptorist Church
Churches And Settlements
The town of Dundalk, County Louth is home to a community of Redemptorists, or missionary priests, who settled there in 1876 and established a hospice at a temporary site. Building on the present...More
Clogherhead Beach
Beaches
The fishing village of Clogherhead is located on the east coast of Ireland in the County of Louth, approximately 70km north of Dublin. The headland affords uninterrupted views of the Cooley and Mourne...More
Saint Brigid’s Shrine and Well Faughart
Churches And Settlements
Near the border with Northern Ireland, just 15 minutes from Dundalk, County Louth, people can visit the fascinating Hill of Faughart. It is the location of several incidents in the legendary tale Táin...More
Brigid of Faughart Festival
Children and Family Attractions
The Brigid of Faughart Festival is a celebration of Brigid, both Goddess and Saint. The emphasis of the festival is to revisit and reclaim the richness of the traditions associated with Brigid of...More
One Day Tour of County Louth
Touring Ideas
Arrive in Drogheda, a bustling hive of activity situated astride the River Boyne. Drogheda is a Norman built town and was built in the 12th Century. This town is an ideal stop for a morning break....More
The Táin March
Children and Family Attractions
The Tain March is a 4 day event that recreates the march of Queen Maeve of Connaught from Tulsk in Co. Roscommon to Cooley in Co. Louth to capture the Brown Bull of Cooley. On Thursday at 4.30pm an...More
Vantastival
Children and Family Attractions
Vantastival is a family-friendly festival taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Three stages of live music and entertainment host up to 70 diverse acts over the course of the weekend, while...More
Stephenstown Pond Nature Park & The Dairy Maid Coffee Shop
Gardens
Stephenstown Pond Nature Park and the Dairy Maid Coffee Shop is an ideal family venue for picnics. Where children can feed the swans and ducks, while you enjoy the home baking at The Dairy Maid Coffee...More
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