Ballapousta National School

Louth At only 317 square miles, Louth is the smallest of the Irish counties, yet is huge in sights for the visitor, extending northward from the River Boyne to Carlingford Louth. Fertile, undulating countryside, sandy coastlands, and rocky headlands comprise most of the land except for the mountainous Cooley Peninsula which lies between Dundalk Bay and the Carlingford Lough. On the north side of the county, visitors have the vista of the rising Mourne Mountains, a noted scenic area.County Louth figures prominently in the epic tales of ancient Ireland and was also the scene of many historic events. Here may be found many relics of the past