tourist attractions louth

Knockabbey Castle and Gardens boast a number of attractions including 11th century water gardens, probably its main feature, the largest tulip tree in Ireland, wildflower meadows, a Victorian flower garden and a restored glasshouse. Additional features include an interpretive centre.
It's signposted from Tallanstown....

Though little more than half a mile to the west of the busy Dublin road, there is an air of detachment and antiquity about this celebrated place. The monastery came into existence in the sixth century but little is known of its founder, St Buite. Its fame rests chiefly on its exquisitely sculptured High Crosses, notably the South Cross, now generally called Muiredach's Cross after an abbot whose name is inscribed on the base. The cross is remarkable for the variety and organisation of its scr...

The town was founded by the Norse in 911, and the Normans made it into one of their important strongholds. A number of Parliaments met here in the Middle Ages. The saddest episode in the town's history was when Cromwell took the town in 1649, massacred 2,000 of its defenders, and sent many captives from it to the Barbadoes. It surrendered to King William after the Battle of the Boyne. There are still a number of medieval remains in the town.
Magadlene Tower:
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In the tranquil valley of the River Mattock, a subsidiary of the Boyne, lie the noble ruins of Mellifont, the first Cistercian monastery to be established in Ireland. Founded in 1142 by St. Malachy, the monastery was consecrated amidst great pomp and ceremony in 1157 at a great national synod attended by seventeen bishops and the High King. The new monastic order was successful in re-introducing discipline into what has become a very lax Irish Church. Over forty other Cistercian monasteries w...

From its source the River Boyne flows majestically past wooded vales and rolling hills to the sea at historic Drogheda, winding its course through a valley famous in Irish Mythology, folklore and history....

The County Museum in Dundalk is housed in a beautifully restored late 18th century warehouse and offers four floors of excellent exhibition space. The ground floor display is on the history of industry in County Louth. Group activities for children such as painting, clay modelling, quizzes, etc are provided for in the specially fitted activities room. All floors have disabled access.