Dundalk · 2.5 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · Dundalk Town Trail
A wander through the brewer's town — Dealgan's fort, the market cross, the smokehouses and the Castletown ford where the Táin was held.
€12
Taste a place, not just visit it
Two ways to travel with the Society: at your own pace, or in good company.
An Táin Taste Tours
Self-guided food, drink, heritage and storytelling trails throughout County Louth and the wider region.
What your €10 to €14 trail buys
Included
- The complete route: every stop in order, with map pins and GPS coordinates
- A written story for each stop, covering the history, myth and food heritage of the place
- Walking or driving times and distances between the stops
- A taste note at each stop, telling you what to eat or drink while you are there
- Access notes for each stop: steps, surfaces and what to expect
- Listen-aloud narration, read out in the app as you walk
- A downloadable PDF route guide, stamped with your booking reference
- Yours to keep: revisit the trail as often as you like, with no time limit
Not included
- Food, drink and tastings. You order and pay each venue directly
- A guide or host. The trail is self-guided, walked at your own pace
- Transport, entry fees or attraction tickets along the way
- Table or tasting bookings: we point you to the places, you book them
One purchase covers the trail for you, on one device at a time, and needs a mobile signal or wifi while walking.
Carlingford · 3 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · Carlingford Harbour & Heritage Walk
A Norman port, a king's castle and Ireland's oyster capital — the harbour walk through Carlingford's medieval spine.
€12
Carlingford · 4 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · Cooley Whiskey Drive
A self-guided drive around the Cooley Peninsula — old grain stores, copper stills, smuggling trails and the single malts that put Louth on the whiskey map.
€12
Dundalk · 1.5 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · Proleek Dolmen & Castle Walk
A short loop to the giant's load — the Proleek Dolmen — and the ruins of a McGouldrick castle on the Ballymascanlan road.
€10
Carlingford · 3.5 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · The Táin Trail of Cooley
Walk the spine of the Cooley Mountains where Medb drove the Brown Bull and Cúchulainn waited — the mythic heart of the Ulster Cycle.
€14
Drogheda · 2.5 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · Drogheda & Boyne Valley Food Walk
A bridge-town walk along the Boyne — walled Norman streets, the salmon weir and the warm limestone baking of the valley.
€12
Carlingford · 2 hours · Self-guided
An Táin Taste · Carlingford Oyster & Maritime Trail
A short, flat trail tracing the Lough's oyster beds, the salt-pan houses and the boats that fed a Norman port.
€12