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Coast & beaches
Co. Louth · About 1 hour 15 minutes from DublinCarlingford & the Cooley PeninsulaMedieval lanes, oysters straight from the lough, a greenway with mountain views and the Mournes across the water. Carlingford packs a lot into a small village.
Co. Sligo · About 2 hours 45 minutes from DublinSligo & StrandhillSurf lessons, seaweed baths, a mountain with a queen on top and Yeats country on the doorstep. Sligo is the west coast with a bit of everything.