Louth Town, Co Louth

It may be surprising that this tiny town gives it's name to a whole county however the town itself is far from ordinary. In a field outside this village is a little building which, according to legend, sprung up over night to protect the sleeping St. Mochta, unfortunately the legend fails to explain why the house dates from the 12th century and St. Mochta probably died in 534.

Nearby is the remains of a 14th or 15th century church, like St. Mochta's house they are thought to have belong to a religious community founded by St. Mochta's in the 6th century.

Outside the village lie the remains of St. Oliver Plunkett's church, the martyr's bishops of Armagh, executed by the English for refusing to renounce the Catholic faith.

Louth Town Accommodation Accom Type: Hotels & Guesthouses Hotel Bed and Breakfast Guesthouse Self-Catering Hostel Destination: Antrim Belfast City Armagh Carlow Cavan Clare Cork City Cork County Derry City Derry County Donegal Down Dublin City Dublin City Centre Dublin Airport Dublin - North County Dublin - South County Dublin - West County Fermanagh Galway City Galway County Kerry Kildare Kilkenny City Kilkenny County Laois Leitrim Limerick City Limerick County Longford Louth Mayo Meath Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Shannon Airport Sligo Tipperary Tyrone Waterford City Waterford County Westmeath Wexford Wicklow Arrive: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   2008 2009 Nights: 1 night 2 nights 3 nights 4 nights 5 nights 6 nights 7 nights 8 nights 9 nights 10 nights 11 nights 12 nights 13 nights 14 nights Guests: 1 person 2 people 3 people 4 people 5 people 6 people 7 people 8 people

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