Discover Carlingford

& The Cooley Peninsula

The hidden gem on Ireland's East Coast, where the Cooley Mountains meet the sea

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  • Activities
  • Discover the beautiful historic town of Carlingford, with the Cooley Mountains as a backdrop, and Carlingford Castle sitting on the shores Carlingford Lough. Take a drive around the Cooley Peninsula,

    visit Omeath, Greenore and the beaches along the coast.

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    DISCOVER THE COOLEY PENINSULA

  • Omeath

    Omeath

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  • Myth & Legends

    Day after day, Cúculainn faced the champions of Queen Medhbh's army of Connacht at a ford not far from M1/Junction 18.  High on the ridge of the Cooley Mountains you can see the great stone pile of Carnawaddy, where Fionn Mac Cumhail's wolfhound Bran is buried - although some people claim to have seen it streaking away in the mist quite recently. A Viking colony at  Narrow Water on Carlingford Lough is thought to have been the home of Isolde or Iseult, daughter of a Viking chief who was betrothed to the king of Cornwall. Her boatman was Tristan, and Richard Wagner made them famous in his opera from 1865.

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