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Ardee, County Louth, Ireland

Ardee is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland Ardee has a special place in Irish mythology as the site of the four-day battle between Cúchulainn and Ferdia described in the Cattle Raid of Cooley, An Táin Bó Cúailnge. Cúchulainn was the single-combat champion of Ulster; Ferdia, was one of the fiercest soldiers of Connacht's Queen Meadhbh (Maeve). Ardee is an example of a medieval "walled town", several of which can be found across Ireland. The town is situated in the southern part of the ancient territory known as the Plain of Muirheimhne. The town lies along the 15th-century Pale frontier between Dundalk and Kells.