Dundalk travel guide

Dundalk (Dún Dealgan) is the county town of County Louth in Ireland, situated close to the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from Dún Dealgan, Dalga's fort home closely associated with the famous mythical warrior Cúchulainn and was granted its charter in 1189. It is sited on the lowest bridging point of the Castletown River. The town's crest reads "The place where brave Cúchulainn was born."
Dundalk is twinned with the town of Rezé in France.http://dundalkreze.com/index.htm
Within legally defined boundaries, Dundalk is the largest town in Ireland with a population of 29,037 inhabitants.http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf However, the town's total population (including suburbs and environs) is recorded to be 35,085, making it the second largest town in Ireland behind Drogheda whose population was greater by five people.http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf In 2003, Dundalk was amongst nine cities and towns to be designated Gateway status in the Irish Government's National Spatial Strategyhttp://www.irishspatialstrategy.ie/. (...) more....

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