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A visit to Dundalk, Co. Louth in 2019

A slideshow of photos I took during my second visit to Dundalk in County Louth on Monday 22nd July 2019. Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan, meaning "Dalgan's fort") is the county town of County Louth, Ireland. It is on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay, and is near the border with County Armagh, halfway between Dublin and Belfast. It has associations with the mythical warrior hero Cú Chulainn. Dundalk is the 2nd largest town (recently overtaken by Drogheda) and 7th largest urban centre in the Republic of Ireland. In the 2016 Census Dundalk had a population of 39,004. Louth County Museum is located in a restored 18th century warehouse which was once part of Dundalk Distillery. The museum opened in 1994. Dundalk Courthouse was built in 1819. Edward Park designed the Courthouse. St. Patrick's Catholic Church opened for worship in 1842 but was not complete for many years after. It was designed by Thomas Duff. The bell tower was added in 1903. St. Nicholas's Catholic Church was built in 1860 and contains a shrine to the local born St. Bridget. Parish Church of Saint Nicholas (Church of Ireland) is known locally as the Green Church due to its green copper spire. It dates from the 13th Century but has been rebuilt and realtered over the years. St. Malachy's Dominican Church, known in Dundalk as The Friary Church was built in 1866. The Dominican friars came to Dundalk from Carlingford in 1777. St. Joseph's Redemptorist Church was built in 1892. The Redemptorists arrived in Dundalk in 1876. The tower of the Franciscan Friary. The Franciscan Friary was founded in 1246. The abbey was seized by order of Sir Leonard Grey in 1539 but the Franciscan friars returned in 1626 but left Dundalk in 1732. The Windmill Tower is an eight-storey windmill-tower, built around 1800. Holy Redeemer Church was built in 1969. Dundalk is an important stop along the Dublin–Belfast railway line, being the last station on the Republic side of the border. Its rail link to Dublin was inaugurated in 1849 and the line to Belfast was opened the following year. Further railway links opened to Derry by 1859 and Greenore in 1873. In the 20th century, Dundalk's secondary railway links were closed: first the line to Greenore in 1951 and then that to Derry in 1957. In 1966 Dundalk railway station was renamed Dundalk Clarke Station after the Irish republican activist Tom Clarke, though it is still usually just called Dundalk Station. The station is served by the Dublin-Belfast "Enterprise" express trains as well as local Commuter services to and from Dublin. It also houses a small museum of railway history. Dundalk's Bus Station is operated by Bus Éireann and located at Long Walk near the town centre. Dundalk was on the main Dublin to Belfast road. The town centre was bypassed by a relief road to the east of the town before the M1 Motorway completely bypassed Dundalk in 2005. Dundalk is home to Dundalk FC which has been a very successful soccer club in Ireland. It was founded in 1903. It won the League of Ireland on 14 occasions and won the FAI Cup on 11 Occasions. Oriel Park is the club's homegrounds. Dundalk RFC was founded in 1877. Dundalk Ravens is the local basketball club. Dundalk Gaels, Dundalk Young Irelands and Roche Emmets are the GAA clubs in Dundalk The Dundalk Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club was founded in 1913 and held the Senior Interprovincial Championships (inter-pros) on 29–31 August 2010. Dundalk Cricket Club was founded in November 2009 and began playing matches in the 2010 season. The local newspapers are The Argus, Dundalk Democrat and Dundalk Leader. Online only media outlet includes Talk of the Town. The local radio station is Dundalk FM broadcasting on 97.7 FM, with regional stations LMFM (Louth-Meath FM) on 95.8 FM, and iRadio (NE and Midlands) on 105–107 FM also covering the area. Primary schools in Dundalk are Gaelscoil Dhún Dealgan, Redeemer Girls National School, Scoil Phadraig Naofa in Kilcurry, Bellurgan N.S. S.N Muire na nGael (also known as Bay Estate National School), St. Fursey's National School, St. Nicholas' National School, St. Joseph's NS, St. Oliver Plunkett's NS, C.B.S. Primary School, St. Malachy's National School (also known as the Friary), De la Salle School, Dún Dealgan Primary School, Faughart N.S, St. Mary's N.S Knockbridge, Castletown Girls School Scoil Eoin Baiste, Realt na Mara Primary School and Darver N.S., Readypenny Secondary Schools in Dundalk are Coláiste Lú, De la Salle College, Dundalk Grammar School, St. Mary's College (also known as the Marist), O'Fiaich College, Coláiste Rís, St. Vincents Secondary School, St. Louis Secondary School and Coláiste Chú Chulainn.