Dundalk Tourism Guide

Dundalk has been an urban centre since the end of the twelfth century when it was granted a charter by the Norman knight Bertram de Verdon. Surviving the warfare of the 16th and 17th centuries, the town emerged into a modern era in 1740's and 50's by means of a re-development plan begun by the then town landlord James Hamilton. This established of Dundalk as an industrial town, the seventh largest in Ireland (Republic). Guarding a gap in the hills, this county town was once an outpost of the Pale. To the west stands the fort after which the town takes it's Irish name, Dún Dealgan, meaning ' the fort of thorns '. According to legend it was once a Celtic site and the home of the demi-god hero Cúchulainn. In the town centre is the neoclassical courthouse built between 1813 and 1818 to the exact proportions of the Temple of Theseus in Athens.

Outside Dundalk is the famous Proleek Dolmen, standing like a giant mushroom with three stalks, this massive structure is over 5000 years old, it's capstone 'the giants load' weighs over 46 tons, it is still a mystery how stone age people managed to haul the rock on top of the uprights. Nearby is a large grave made of rocks, said to be the tomb of a Scottish giant who came to Ireland to challenge the hero Fionn Mac Cumhail - and lost.

Getting To and Around Dundalk

For information on getting to and around Co. Louth, see our Co. Louth Transport Guide.

Public Transport to and around Dundalk

100 - Drogheda Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
100 Skerries (War Memorial) - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

100X Wilton Terrace - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
100X - Wilton Terrace Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

160 - Monaghan Street Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
160 Newry Bus Station - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

161 - Newry Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
161 Newry Bus Station - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

162 - Monaghan Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
162 Monaghan Bus Station - Dundalk I.T (Main Gate) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

166 Cavan Bus Station - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
166 - Cavan Bus Station Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

167 Ardee (Lidl) - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
167 - Ardee (Lidl) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

168 Annagassan (Opp Glyde Inn) - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
168 - Annagassan Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

169 Main Street Bus route operated by Halpenny Transport
169 Bus route operated by Halpenny Transport

174A - Fatima Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
174A Fatima - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

174 Muirhevnamuir (Ashbrook) - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
174 - Muirhevnamuir (Ashbrook) Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

174B - Bay Estate Dundalk Bus route operated by Bus Éireann
174B Bay Estate Dundalk - Bus route operated by Bus Éireann

900 Cathal Brugha Street, stop 4508 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
900 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire

901 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
901 Nassau Street, stop 405 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
901 UCD, stop 4391 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire

901-D DCU Helix, stop 7571 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
901-D Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire

902 Br an Phoirt Thoir, stop 7623 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
902 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire

903 Br an Phoirt Thoir, stop 7623 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
903 New Wapping Street, stop 2501 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
903 Dundalk Hospital, stop 131211 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire

904 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire
904 UCD, stop 4391 Bus route operated by Matthews Coach Hire

916 Bus route operated by Halpenny Transport

917 Bus route operated by Halpenny Transport

918 Carrickmacross Road Bus route operated by Halpenny Transport
918 Bus route operated by Halpenny Transport

Public transport route information is Irish Public Sector Data licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence

Places to Stay in Dundalk

• Ballymascanlon House Hotel Ballymascanlon
• Crowne Plaza Dundalk, an IHG Hotel Inner Relief Road
• Fairways Hotel Dundalk Dublin Road, Haggardstown
• Glen Gat House 18/19 The Crescent, Stapleton Place
• Hotel Imperial Dundalk Park Street
• Innisfree House Carrickmacross road
• Keernaun House B&B Dublin Road, Blackrock
• Krakow B&B 190 Ard Easmuinn Road
• Lismar Guesthouse 8/9 Stapleton Place

Things to Do in Dundalk

• Bellurgan Park Bellurgan
• IMC Cinema - Dundalk Carroll Village, Longwalk
• Louth County Museum Jocelyn St
• Proleek Dolmen Ballymascanlon

Dundalk Websites and Links of Interest

• Dundalk on Wikipedia
• Dundalk Online

Places to Stay in Dundalk, Co. Louth

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