Táin Way
The Táin Way is a walking trail around the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth. It is a circular Route 25 miles long which begins and ends in Carlingford. The walk is typically completed in two days.[1]
The route is designated as a 'National Waymarked Trail' by the National Trails Office and is managed by the local council, Coillte and the Walks Partnership Group.[2]
The walk takes its name from an ancient tale the Táin Bó Cúailnge ('The Cattle Raid of Cooley'), a legend of early Irish literature, many of whose events take place on the Cooley peninsula.[3] The trail was devised by J. B. Malone and opened in 1986.[4]
The route
The trail starts in Carlingford, climbing along the northern slopes of Slieve Foy, the county's highest mountain before crossing Clermont Pass, below Clermont Carn, to reach the village of Ravensdale.[5]
From Ravensdale, the route follows a ridge between Carnawaddy and Castle Mountain in the Cooley Mountains before crossing the southern flanks of Slieve Foy to return to Carlingford.[6]
Outside links
- Tain Way on IrishTrails (Irish Sports Council)
- The Táin Way at 'Hiking Walking Ireland'
References
- ↑ Tain Way on IrishTrails (Irish Sports Council)
- ↑ National Trails Office 2010, p. 45.
- ↑ EastWest Mapping 2008.
- ↑ Stnaley, John (21 August 1986). "Legendary scenery on the Táin Trail". The Irish Times (Dublin): p. 6.
- ↑ Fewer 1993, p. 179.
- ↑ Fewer 1993, p. 183.
- EastWest Mapping (2008). Táin Way Map Guide. Clonegal: EastWest Mapping. ISBN 978-1-899815-22-7.
- Fewer, Michael (1993). Irish Long Distance Walks. A Guide to the Way-Marked Trails. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. ISBN 0-7171-2040-6.
| Long-distance footpaths in the Republic of Ireland |
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National Waymarked Trails: Ballyhoura Way • Barrow Way • Bealach na Gaeltachta, Dún na nGall • Beara Way • Blackwater Way • Bluestack Way • Burren Way • Cavan Way • Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail • Dingle Way • Dublin Mountains Way • East Clare Way • East Munster Way • Grand Canal Way • Hymany Way • Kerry Way • Lough Derg Way • Mid Clare Way • Miners Way and Historical Trail • Monaghan Way • Multeen Way • Nore Valley Way • North Kerry Way • Offaly Way • Royal Canal Way • Sheep's Head Way • Slieve Bloom Way • Slieve Felim Way • Sligo Way • South Leinster Way • Suck Valley Way • Táin Way • Tipperary Heritage Way • Western Way • Westmeath Way • Wicklow Way |
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Greenways: Boyne Greenway • Dublin-Galway Greenway • Great Southern Trail • Great Western Greenway |
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Others: Bangor Trail • Malin to Mizen |
