Louth and clear

CARLINGFORD, Co Louth, is a small and particularly beautiful village situated in the extreme north-east corner of our little Republic — the very place, in fact, where you can see the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Arriving from south, you exit the ever-busy M1 motorway just before the border crossing for a pleasant 25-minute drive that takes you into the village from the east. The glimpses of the sea become increasingly alluring as you near Carlingford and the neatness of the place gives an initial impression of a strength of civic pride that is above the ordinary.