Dundalk Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county town and administrative capital of County Louth, Ireland
About Dundalk
Dundalk has long been a border town, even in legend and prehistory. To the south is low-lying fertile Leinster, settled by many invaders, such as the Normans from the 12th century. To the north rise the mountains of Ulster: the Ring of Gullion and the Mourne Mountains, with a gap between. Communications are funnelled into this gap, towards Newry. Dundalk was wrecked and its townsfolk slain on so many occasions, but a long peaceful period began from 1801 and created the 19th-century town you see today. It developed into a miniature Belfast with linen and other textiles, food-processing, metal-bashing, shipping, the shoe trade, tobacco and distilling, and the Dublin-Belfast railway arrived in 1849. It grew even in the famine years when rural Ireland was being eviscerated. A slump set in when
Top Attractions in Dundalk
Explore the best things to see and do in Dundalk:
- ★County Museum
- ★Dundalk FC
- ★St Patrick's Church
Where to Eat in Dundalk
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Europa
- 🍴Fitzpatrick's
- 🍴Lisdoo
- 🍴Malt House
- 🍴Sextons Bar & Restaurant
Where to Stay in Dundalk
- 🏨Ballymascanlon House Hotel
- 🏨Crowne Plaza Hotel
- 🏨Imperial Hotel
- 🏨Innisfree House
Dundalk Travel Guide Sections
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