51 stories · 6 chapters · 5,000 years
The Story of the Lough
Railways and grand hotels, giants and castles, emigrant ships and festival nights: the stories behind Warrenpoint and the places around it.
Where it happened
A map of stories
- The holiday town
- The working waterfront
- Castles, giants and legends
- Music and festivals
- Out on the lough and the hills
- Stone, mills and the Mourne coast
Chapter 1 · 10 stories
The holiday town
Railways, grand hotels, the baths and the horse tram that made Warrenpoint a resort.
Chapter 2 · 7 stories
The working waterfront
The port, the emigrant ships and the harbour that kept the town working.
Chapter 3 · 10 stories
Castles, giants and legends
Narrow Water, the Big Stone, Narnia and a 5,000-year-old tomb.
Chapter 4 · 8 stories
Music and festivals
Blues, trad, folk, giants on the streets and panto in winter.
Chapter 5 · 9 stories
Out on the lough and the hills
Paddles, greenways, glens and walks in good company.
Chapter 6 · 7 stories
Stone, mills and the Mourne coast
Granite, cornmills and the coast that worked for a living.
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