- Cooley Peninsula
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Coordinates: 54°2′4″N 6°13′36″W / 54.03444°N 6.22667°W
The Cooley Peninsula's highest point, Slieve Foy, as seen from Carlingford
The Cooley Peninsula (from Irish: Cuaille,[1] older Cuailghe)[2] is a hilly peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, which includes towns such as Omeath, Carlingford and Greenore.
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Geography
The peninsula contains the Cooley Mountains, the highest of which, Slieve Foy, is also the highest peak in County Louth at 588m. To the north is Carlingford Lough and the border with Northern Ireland; to the south is Dundalk Bay. The peninsula is ringed by the R173 regional road.
Antiquity
In Irish mythology Cooley (Old Irish Cúalnge) was the home of the bull Donn Cúailnge, and the site of the Táin Bó Cúailnge or Cattle Raid of Cooley. Ancient monuments in Cooley include the Proleek Dolmen, whose capstone weighs an estimated 46 tons (46.7 tonnes), and a Bronze Age gallery grave, both near Ballymascanlon.
People
The Cooley Peninsula is the home of current Irish rugby player, Rob Kearney.
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Rhys, John. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion (1892), p.140
External Links
Categories:- Untranslated Irish place names
- Peninsulas of County Louth
- Locations in Táin Bó Cúailnge
- Ireland geography stubs
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