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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Louth

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Louth, Ireland

Updated February 6, 2018
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The Proleek Dolmen.

Louth, Ireland

Proleek Dolmen

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

Louth, Ireland

Jumping wall of Kildemock

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.
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Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland

Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone

The inscribed stone at Kilnasaggart is a remnant from nearly a millennium ago.
11 miles from Louth
Sunset at Slieve Foy, protected home of leprechauns.

Carlingford, Ireland

Sliabh Foy Loop Trail

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.
11 miles from Louth
Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre

Meath, Ireland

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre

This center tells the story of one of the most famous battles in Irish history.
14 miles from Louth
Knowth tomb

Drogheda, Ireland

Knowth

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.
15 miles from Louth
The Shrine of Oliver Plunkett.

Drogheda, Ireland

St. Oliver Plunkett's Head

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
15 miles from Louth
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