Dún Dealgan

Dún Dealgan, meaning 'the fort of Dealgan' after a mythical Fir Bolg chieftain, sits in County Louth where Irish legend places Cú Chulainn's stronghold. The territory was traditionally known as Magh Muirthemne, controlled by the kingdom of Conaille Muirtheimne, and held Neolithic habitation from approximately 3700 BC. The Norman conquest fundamentally transformed the settlement: around 1185, Be...