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LOUTH, County Louth,
Lugmhaigh
SOURCE: Four Masters as
at 1328 MODERN IRISH NAME: Lú TYPE: Celtic religious
foundation, also manor or village MEANING: from magh `plain' plus an
unknown prefix. County Louth,
affectionately known as "The Wee County" is ideally situated on the North
East coast of Ireland enjoying simultaneous views of the mountains and sea
alike. It is a vibrant county for Industry, Education, Agriculture, Tourism
and Cultural Heritage.
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Louth Village
Though now only
a cluster of houses, it was once important enough to give its name to the
county. St Patrick is said to have built the original church here and to
have appointed St Mochta first Bishop of Louth . St Mochta 's House, b eside
the village, is a small building dating probably
from the twelfth century. It is in excellent preservation and has a
high-pitched roof of stone. The lower storey is vaulted and the upper is
reached by a stairway built into one of the walls. Also beside the villages
St Mary's Abbey. Built long before Anglo Norman times, it was
reconditioned in 1148 by Donough O'Carroll, the Prince of Oriel, who also
endowed Mellifont. In 1242 an important synod was held here. The abbey was
destroyed by fire in 1312 but rebuilt. The ruins (probably 14th century) are
of a large church about 150 feet by 50 feet
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