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You won’t be stuck for things to do around our beautiful Carlingford Lough. Amazing mountain climbs on the Cooley Mountains on one side and the majestic Mournes on the other, forest parks, big stones, coastal greenways and you might even spot a few leprechauns! There is something for everyone and for all fitness levels. Get out and explore for yourself!

Carlingford Lough Greenway
Newry - Carlingford, Co. Louth

Carlingford Lough Greenway

The Great Eastern Greenway from Carlingford to Omeath opened in 2013. It hugs the coastline of Carlingford Lough along the old railway line. It o...

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Ravensdale Forest Park
Ravensdale, Co. Louth

Ravensdale Forest Park

Ravensdale forest is located in the wooded demesne of the former Lord Clermont’s e...

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Kilbroney Forest Park
Rostrevor, Co. Down

Kilbroney Forest Park

Kilbroney Forest Park is situated in Rostrevor, Co. Down and  offers a wide range of activities and facilities including a children’s play ...

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Slieve Foye Woods
Carlingford - Omeath Rd, Co. Louth

Slieve Foye woods lie at the bottom of Slieve Foye mountain. Slieve Foye woods takes its name from the highest summit in the Cooley mountains - Slieve Foye / Sliabh Feá. There are two car parks in ...

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Slieve Gullion Forest Park
Meigh, Co. Armagh

Slieve Gullion (from the Irish: Sliabh gCuillinn, meaning "mountain of the steep slope" or Sliabh Cuilinn, "Culann’s mountain") is a mountain in the County Armagh, just outside Newry. It is a...

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Carlingford Folklore Park
Carlingford, Co. Louth

Folklore Park, Fairy village and Proposal Stones

Kevin Woods aka the Leprechaun whisperer and his family have created the Folklore Park, an admission free park for people t...

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The Last Leprechauns of Ireland
Carlingford, Co. Louth

Known locally as ‘McCoillte’ Kevin Woods is Ireland’s last Leprechaun Whisperer.  He can show you around his Leprechaun and Fairy Cavern and tell you all about the story of I...

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Scenic Carlingford Ferry
Carlingford Lough, Co. Louth, Down

The Scenic Carlingford Ferry

The Scenic Carlingford Lough Ferry sails between Greencastle, Co. Down and Greenore Co. Louth.   The newly renamed car ferry Aisling ...

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The Táin Way
Cooley Peninsula, Co. Louth

The Táin Way

The Cooley Peninsula is a place steeped in legend and the site of 'The Cattle Raid of Cooley' which tells the story of an epic battle b...

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