Map of Louth

Louth, the smallest county in Ireland and known affectionately as the "Wee County" runs northwards from Drogheda on the River Boyne to the medeival town of Carlingford with King John's Castle and the beautiful Carlingford Lough. Louth consists mainly of fertile surging country with a coastline of sandy bays and occasional rocky headlands. In the North, between Dundalk Bay and Carlingford Lough, is the mountainous Cooley Peninsula, and it is here that the legend of the Cattle Raid of Cooley lives on. Its wild and powerful landscape is a fitting location for this epic.

Despite being the smallest county in Ireland by land area, Louth is densely populated. It's two main towns, Drogheda and Dundalk comprise a population of approximately 70,000 people and both are currently rapidly expanding because of their proximity to Dublin and the completion of the M1 motorway. The improved road infrastructure, together with an excellent main line railway network, has made them ideal towns for commuters working in Dublin.
Ardee is Louth's third town, located on the N2. This a much smaller market town, with a population of some 4,000 people.Another small town that is growing rapidly is the mid louth town of Dunleer.
Each has it's share of restaurants and pubs.

Although it is a small county it has numerous locations of interest for visitors as follows;

Monasterboice Tower and Hi Cross
Mellifont Abbey
Termonfeckin Castle
St Laurences Gate
The Viaduct
Clogherhead
The Jumping Church
Ferdia Statue
Cuchalainn's Stone
Cuchalainn's Fort
Proleek Dolmen
King John's Castle
The Cooley Mountains

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