ATTRACTIONS

The countryside surrounding Smarmore Castle includes some world famous visitor attractions, scenic country areas and a wealth of places connected with key events in Irish history and legend..

1. Newgrange and the Boyne Valley
2. Cúchulainn and the Táin
3. Saints and Druids
4. Castles and Battlefields
5. Historic Towns and Villages
6. Poets and Scholars
7. Museums
8. Gardens, Ponds and Open Farms

1. Newgrange and the Boyne Valley
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
Battle of the Boyne Site
Trim Castle, Trim
Slane Castle
Hill of Slane
Francis Ledwidge Museum
Kells Visitor Centre
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2. Cúchulainn and the Táin

Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
Ardee
Dundalk
Louth County Museum, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Faughart Hill and Graveyard
Carlingford
Cúchulainn’s Stone, Knockbridge, Co. Louth
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3 Saints and Druids
Old Mellifont Abbey
Monasterboice Tower and High Cross
The Jumping Church
Ardee town
Hill of Tara, Navan, Co. Meath
Hill of Slane
Kells Visitor Centre
Saint Brigid’s Shrine, Faughart, Co. Louth.
Faughart Hill and Graveyard
Millmount Museum and Martello Tower
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4. Castles & Battlefields
Trim Castle, Trim, Co. Meath
Slane Castle
Knockabbey Castle, Louth Village, Co. Louth
King John Castle Carlingford
Millmount Tower Drogheda
Battle of the Boyne Site
Ardee
Cúchulainn’s Stone, Knockbridge, Co. Louth
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5. Historic Towns and Villages
Ardee
Trim
Dundalk
Kells Visitor Centre
Carlingford
Drogheda
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6. Poets and Scholars
Francis Ledwidge Museum, Slane, Co. Meath
Stephenstown Pond, Agnes Burns Cottage, Enterprise and Conference Centre
Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan
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7. Museums
Francis Ledwidge Museum, Slane, Co. Meath
Louth County Museum, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Kells Visitor Centre, Kells, Co. Meath
Millmount Museum and Martello Tower, Drogheda, Co. Louth
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8. Gardens, Open Farms and Ponds
Stephenstown Pond, Agnes Burns Cottage, Enterprise and Conference Centre
Knockabbey Castle, Louth Village, Co. Louth
Woodfield Open Farm, Oldcastle, Co. Meath
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