| County Louth Contae Lú |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County seat: | Dundalk | |
| Code: | LH | |
| Area: | 820 km² | |
| Population (2006) | 110,894[1] | |
| Website: www.louthcoco.ie | ||
County Louth (Irish: Contae Lú)[2][3] is a county on the east coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. Registration marks on Number plates in Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are YY &mdash a 2-digit Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology See also Clogher (disambiguation Clogherhead (Ceann Chlochair is a fishing village in County Louth, on the east coast of Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST internal designation HT-7U is an experimental Superconducting Tokamak Magnetic fusion energy Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
The county town is Dundalk, which is also the largest town in Louth. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. The majority of the county's population live in either Dundalk or Drogheda. Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on The 2006 Census[1] confirmed Dundalk and Drogheda as not only the largest towns in the county, but also the largest towns in Ireland. Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
Drogheda has a population marginally larger than that of Dundalk. This however, includes areas and suburbs of Drogheda which lie in County Meath. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County [1]
County Louth is affectionately called "the Wee County" being the smallest county[4] in Ireland having a total area of only 821sq kilometres (317sq miles). [5]
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Origin of name
The original Irish name of the county Lughbhaidh comes from the place of worship of the Celtic god Lugh whose festival was celebrated at Lúnasa. Lugh (ˈluː modern Irish Lú, earlier Lug) is an Irish Deity represented in mythological texts as a hero and High King of the distant Lughnasadh ( Old Irish, pronounced luɣnəsəð Modern Irish Lá Lúnasa; Modern Gaelic Lùnastal) is a Gaelic
The names for both county and village are now spelled as An Lú. This is merely a modern standardised rendering of the older Lughbhaidh. The name has nothing to do with the comparative/superlative form lú meaning smaller or smallest of the adjective beag.
History
This is a county steeped in myth, legend and history, going back to the pre-historical days of the Táin Bó Cúailnge (Cooley Cattle Raid, see Cúchulainn). Cúchulainn /kuːˈxʊlɪnʲ/ ( ( Irish for "Hound of Culann " also spelled Cú Chulainn, Cú Chulaind, Cúchulain, or Later it saw the influence of the Vikings as seen in the name of Carlingford Lough. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas Carlingford Lough ( Loch Cairlinn in Irish) (Cairlinn being shortened form of "Cathair Linn" literally translated as "City of the Pool" is a sea
There are a number of historic sites in the county, including religious sites at Monasterboice and Mellifont Abbey
In the early fourteenth century the Scottish army of Edward Bruce (brother of Robert of Bannockburn fame) was defeated in the battle of Faughart near Dundalk, Edward losing not only his claim to the High Kingship Of Ireland, but also his life. Edward Bruce ( medieval Gaelic: Edubard a Briuis; Modern Scottish Gaelic: Eideard Bruis / Iomhair Bruis) (c The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries featured many skirmishes and battles involving Irish and English forces. Oliver Cromwell attacked Drogheda in 1649 slaughtering the Royalist garrison (Siege of Drogheda). Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known a town in eastern Ireland, was besieged twice in the 1640s during the Irish Confederate Wars and the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Towards the end of the same century the armies of the warring Kings, James and William, faced off in North Louth during the build-up to the Battle of the Boyne - the battle takes its name from the river Boyne which reaches the sea at Drogheda. The Battle of the Boyne (Cath na Bóinne was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on
Notable settlements in County Louth
Towns
Villages
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References
- ^ a b c Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland (April 2007). Ardee ( is a town in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on Dundalk (Dún Dealgan is the County town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. Dunleer (Dún Léire is a town in County Louth, Ireland. Overview Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda. Greenore (An Grianfort is a small Town and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Ireland. Annagassan ( Irish: Áth na gCasán meaning ‘Ford of the paths’ is a village in County Louth, Ireland where the River Glyde enters Ballymascanlon is a small village in County Louth, Ireland, 4km north-east of Dundalk on the road to Carlingford. Baltray is a village in County Louth, Ireland, located on the northern shore of the River Boyne estuary Blackrock (Na Creagacha Dubha is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. Carlingford (Cairlinn is a picturesque coastal Village in northern County Louth, Ireland. Castlebellingham (Baile an Ghearlánaigh is a Village in County Louth, Ireland. See also Clogher (disambiguation Clogherhead (Ceann Chlochair is a fishing village in County Louth, on the east coast of Collon (Collann is a Small village in the south west corner of County Louth, Ireland. Dromiskin ( Irish: Droim Ineasclainn which roughly means "the hill at the spring of the water" is a village in County Louth, Ireland Jenkinstown ( Irish Baile Sheinicín) in County Louth, Ireland takes in the townlands of Rockmarshall the Hollow and Dromiskin stretching from Knockbridge ( Cnoc Bríde, "Bridget's Hill" in Irish) is a small village situated about 4 Louth Village (Lú lies in the heart of County Louth, Ireland, roughly 8 km south-west of the town of Dundalk. Mansfieldstown is a Townland between Castlebellingham and Tallanstown in County Louth, Ireland. Omeath (Ó Méith is a village in County Louth, Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. Termonfeckin (Tearmann Feichín is a small picturesque village and Parish in County Louth, Ireland. Tullyallen (Tulaigh Álainn is a village located 57 km north-west of Drogheda in County Louth and is adjacent to the M1 motorway. Tinure (Tigh an Uir in Irish (literally translated means "the House of the Yew" is a small Village in the Parish of Monasterboice
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See also
External links
- Omeath Online - Official Site of Omeath, Co. Louth
- Carlingford Online - Carlingford Local and Tourist Site
- Dunleer Parish
- Louth Local Authorities
- Drogheda Tourism - Official Site of the Drogheda Tourist Office
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