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Place Category: Mountains of Mourne and Things todo
Address: 50 Old Road, Annalong, Newry, Newry and Mourne BT34 4RD, UK
Newcastle
County Down
United Kingdom
Newcastle
County Down
United Kingdom
- IMG_01461 Place Category: Mountains of Mourne and Things todo ProfileSlieve Donard the the highest mountain of the Mournes and indeed Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard means Donard’s Mountain, and is named after Saint Donard who was a missionary and has long been associated with the mountain. Photos Map No Records FoundSorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and Read more...
- The Brandy Pad is one of the many beautiful walks through the Mournes. It was a route popular for smuggling in the nineteenth century. Goods that were smuggled included silks, coffee, tea and brandy. As well as it being a walk rich in history, it is a also a lovely walk that takes you beside the mountains of Slieve Commedagh Read more...
- The Bogie Trail leads onto the Bogie Hill on Kingstreet and then on down to the harbour. This Trail was the main transportation of granite off the Mourne Mountains. A ‘Bogie’ is the name given to the small railway cart used to transport granite down the hill. For years the Bogie trail was merely an overgrown path through the forest Read more...
- Widow’s Row is a line of cottages that were built in King Street for the Widow’s of the fishing disaster of 1843. On Friday 13th of January ten fishing boats set sail from Newcastle, a storm ensued and seventy three fishermen were drowned. Forty six Newcastle fishermen were drowned leaving behind 27 widows, 118 orphans and 21 dependants. An appeal Read more...
- “The Harbour House Inn is a family run business, owned by Frank & Brenda Connolly who have been serving customers for nearly 30 years. Not only do we offer a bistro menu in the bar, but we also have a 70 seater restaurant next door (Stone Boat Restaurant) which trades predominantly in fresh fish and shell fish The Connolly family Read more...
