Weekend break: Carlingford, in Co Louth, offers a modern take on history

 

Weekend break: Carlingford, in Co Louth, offers a modern take on history

I remember from my childhood readings of the ancient Irish myths and sagas, once upon a time, how the theft of a brown bull sparked a bit of bother on the Cooley peninsula.

I remember, too, how a row between two giants just up the road, one of them a handy hurler, apparently, led to the construction of a causeway, apparently.

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