County Louth
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Country: | Ireland |
Administrative headquarters: | Dundalk |
Province: | Leinster |
Irish name: | Lú |
Surface: | 832 km² |
Residents: | 128,375 (2016) |
License Plate: | LH |
Louth [ laʊð ] ( Irish : Lú ) is a county ( county ) in the Republic of Ireland . The name of the county refers to the small village of Louth or the Celtic god Lugh (Irish: Lughbhadh ).
geography
The county includes the Carlingford Peninsula, which lies between Carlingford and Dundalk Bay, and the Ice Age coastal plain southwest of it. The highest point is Carlingford Mountain at 587 meters. At 832 square kilometers, Louth is the smallest of the historic Irish counties in terms of area.
history
Louth takes part in the prehistoric development of Ireland, but is a county particularly distinguished by myths and legends. In the Táin Bó Cúailnge it is associated with the "cattle robbery of Cooley " and the victory of the mythological hero Cúchulainn . The name Carlingford indicates the presence of Vikings through the suffix "ford" (as in Waterford and Wexford , from Nordic Fjord ) . In the early 14th century, the Scottish army was defeated by Edward the Bruce (brother of King Robert I ) of Scotland at the Battle of Faughart near Dundalk. Edward is losing his life. In 1649 Oliver Cromwell destroyed the royalist garrison at Drogheda . Notable new finds were made in connection with the construction of the M1 motorway .
economy
The economy is concentrated in the port cities of Dundalk and Drogheda. The land is mainly used for growing barley, wheat, oats and potatoes.
politics
The distribution of seats in the county council after the local elections on May 23, 2014:
Political party | Seats |
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Sinn Féin | 10 |
Fine Gael | 7th |
Fianna Fáil | 5 |
Labor Party | 2 |
Green party | 2 |
Non-party | 3 |
Louth sends five MEPs to the Irish Parliament ( Dáil Éireann ). In the last election in 2016, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin won two seats each and Fianna Fáil one seat.
Cities and towns
- Dundalk - capital
- Drogheda
- Ardee
- Termonfeckin
- Collon
- Mellifont
- Clogher
- Darker
- Ballymascanlan
- Dromiskin
- Mullary
- Drum car
Attractions
- Aghnaskeagh Cairn and portal tomb and stone boxes
- Ardee Castle
- Barnavedogge menhir
- Carlingford Castle
- Castleroche Castle
- Clochafarmore menhir
- Court Tomb from Commons , Megalithic
- Dromiskin Roundtower and Celtic Cross
- Donaghmore basement
- Dun Dealgan ( moth- type castle ) in Dundalk
- Labanstown Menhir
- Mellifont Abbey
- Monasterboice
- Paddock (or Callaigh Birr's House) Wedge tomb
- Proleek Dolmen (also "The Giant's Load") and Passage tomb (also Giant's Graves)
- Rathiddy, with the Cloch an Fhir Mhoir ("Stone of the Great Man"), see Aided Chon Culainn ("The Death of Cú Chulainn")
- Roodstown Castle
- St. Mochta´s House (Oratory)
- Termonfeckin Castle and Celtic Cross
- Tinure ( rock carving )
- Urney Bullaun
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Coordinates: 53 ° 55 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ W