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Carlingford Tourist Office, Cooley Peninsula Tourism

Name: Carlingford Tourist Office, Cooley Peninsula Tourism
Address: Carlingford, LH, IE

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Mary And Brian

August 24, 2019

THE TÁIN WAY - County Louth's Premier Walking Route Ireland's Ancient East Táin Way is the main walking route in County Louth attracting walkers from near and far. Walking along the trails of the epic Irish saga "Táin Bó Cúalinge" through the Cooley Mountains and along the shores of Carlinford Lough. The Cooley Peninsula is a place steeped in the mythology and legends of Ireland's Ancient East and the setting for much of the epic tale known as "The Cattle Raid of Cooley", which tells of a battle between Queen Meabh of Connacht and the champion Cú Chulainn of the Red Branch Knights from the Kingdom of Ulster over the Brown Bull of Cooley. Apart from the many legends that abound and echo throughout the Cooley Mountains in Ireland's Ancient East about Setanta (Cú Chualainn) and Foinn McCumhail, there are lots of pre-historic sites including mountain top cairns, passage graves, portal tombs, wedge and court tombs. There are early Christian monastic ruins and relics from the medieval era namely the well preserved walled town of Carlingford. Like all places off the beaten track, the Cooley Peninsula has become a popular place of escape. The Greenway is another accessable walk along the coastal waters of Carlingford Lough between Carlingford and Greenore and Newry It runs for about 10KMs along the coastwith the most exquisite views and envigorating fresh air.