What to see and what to do

The Area
Nancy’s Cottage is located just 5 minutes drive outside Clogherhead one of the loveliest fishing villages in the area. In Clogherhead there are 5 pubs, several shops, a supermarket and a restaurant.

Places to visit
A 20 minute drive to the south brings you to the Boyne Valley Heritage Centre (Bru na Boinne) which also contains the famous historic sites of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth neolithic passage tombs. Close by are the Hills of Tara and Slane seats of the High Kings of Ireland and St Patrick. To the west of Nancy’s Cottage is the Round Tower of Monasterboice and Melifont Abbey in Collon.

About 45 minutes drive north of Nancy’s Cottage is the Cooley Peninsula with its stunning views of the Cooley Mountains and Carlingford Lough. Drogheda is a fifteen minute drive from Nancys cottage and places to visit there include Millmount Museum & Martello Tower, Old Melifont Abbey in Tullyallen and Drogheda Heritage Centre in Mary St.

For more information on County Louth visit www.louthholidays.com and www.eastcoastmidlands.ie

Activities & Sports

Watersports
Activities in the area include Sea Angling and Course Fishing on the Boyne. Permits and information can be obtained from ( + 353 41 9834078) or ( +353 41 9845442) Permits for the Glyde and Dee rivers may be obtained from (+ 353 42 9372176). Clogherhead offers good opportunities for Pier and Sea fishing, daily fishing trips are available Ph. +( 353 41 9833698). More on www.fishingireland.net

The Neptune Adventure Centre Clogherhead provides instruction on sailing and surfboarding on Clogherhead beach. (+ 353 41 9845624)

Gardens
to visit include Beaulieu House & Garden (+353 41 9838557) and Listoke Gardens in Ballymakenny (+353 41 9832265)

Golf
Louth has 9 golf courses, the two most famous being just a 10 mins. drive from the cottage.
County Louth Golf Club, “Baltray” is ranked amongst the top links courses in the world, 10min. drive from the cottage. (+353 419822329).
Seapoint Golf Club designed by Des Smith is fast becoming one of the top links courses in Ireland, 10min. from the cottage. (+353 41 9822333).
Ardee Golf Club. This course will test the skills of any golfer and the visiting golfer is always welcome. (+353 41 6853227).
Further down the N2 is Townley Hall Golf Club, this 9 hole course is proving very popular with all golfers.
Dundalk Golf Club, this club has hosted many Irish Championships over the years and is home of the Irish P.G.A.(+353 42 9321731).
There are also a number of inexpensive “pay and play” courses in the Dundalk region, including Ballymascanlon, Killin Park and Carnbeg. Greenore Golf Club, is a splendid 18 hole championship parkland course set on the shores of Carlingford Lough. (+353 42 9373212).