class="apple-converted-space"> Carlingford Lough
(to the east) and
Slieve Foy, sometimes known as
Carlingford Mountain (to the west). Located on the
R176/R173
roads between
Greenore
Point and
Omeath
village, Carlingford is approximately
27 km north east (by road) from
Dundalk
(15.6 km directly), 90 km
north of
Dublin
and 11 km south of the
border
with
Northern
Ireland. Carlingford won the
Irish
Tidy Towns Competition
in 1988.
Carlingford has a number of mediaeval
streets — the main one being Tholsel Street.
The place name Carlingford is rendered