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GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVEThe Poets And PeopleOf CregganExplore the ancient churchyard at Creggan, where some of Ireland’s greatest Gaelic poetsare buried. Then follow ‘The Poet’s Trail’ before enjoying a relaxing afternoon of poetry,music and storytelling.The Ring of Gullion is famed for its strong association with ‘Filí agus Filíocht’ - Poets andPoetry, with many of the major 18th century Irish poets coming from this area.Enjoy a warm South Armagh welcome with refreshments on arrival at Creggan VisitorCentre 1 before beginning your journey into ‘The Poets and People of Creggan’ with alocal guide. The tour will explore Creggan churchyard, the Walled Garden and Poets Glen,where some of the most famous poets of South Armagh are buried, including the O’Neills.This historic graveyard is the burial place of three important 18th century Gaelic poets:Art Mac Cooey, Pádraig Mac Aliondain and Séamus Mór Mac Murphy (poet and outlaw).Choose from three waymarked trails around Mullaghbane, Forkhill and Creggan,collectively titled ‘The Poet’s Trail’, to enjoy a walk in the breathtaking Ring of GullionArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).Next journey to Crossmaglen to experience the character of this thriving market townbefore heading to the village of Cullyhanna and the Áras an Chairdineil Ó Fiaich HeritageCentre 2, where a guided tour will recount the life of the late Cardinal O’Fiaich and thefascinating local history. Refreshments will be served.TO BOOK CONTACTNewry Tourist Information Centre T: (028) 3031 3170 E: newrytic@newryandmourne.gov.ukVisit contacts1Creggan Visitor CentreCreggan Parish Church,Glassdrumman Road,Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh.(028) 3086 10252Ó Fiaich Heritage CentreSlate Quarry Road,Cullyhanna, Co. Armagh.(028) 3086 8757WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Cross Square Hotel; Ma Kearney’s; Savages.Retail therapy - Crossmaglen Town Centre; Buttercrane Shopping Centre; The Quays ShoppingCentre.Extending your visit - Slieve Gullion Forest Park; Camlough Lake; Bagenal’s Castle; NewryHeritage Trail.your day outAt a glance3-4HOURS106For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsCreggan Visitor Centre, Creggan Parish Church
GARDENS • CULTURE • LITERATURE • LOCAL HISTORY • MYTHS & LEGENDS • HERITAGE • CHRISTIAN HERITAGE • CREATIVE • NATURE • ACTIVESlieve Gullion Journey To TheSummitA mountain walk exploring the Slieve Gullion Special Area of Conservation and the Ringof Gullion Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (aonb), taking mountain paths, forest trailsand country roads.The guided walk starts and finishes in the car park at Slieve Gullion Courtyard Centre inSlieve Gullion Forest Park 1. While journeying to the summit your guide will take youback in time over 6,000 years with stories of the people who have lived here. Famous forits Megalithic and early Christian monuments, including over twenty large stone tombs,you’ll also experience the area’s Iron Age rampart along the route to Eamhain Macha, theancient capital of Ulster.The walk offers the chance to explore the exceptional countryside, rich in geology,archaeology, wildlife and folklore. The Ring of Gullion and Slieve Gullion, in particular, haverich associations with Irish legends and myths. Deirdre of the Sorrows was raised here,Cuchulainn was buried here and on Slieve Gullion’s summit, Fionn McCool was famouslybewitched by Miluchra at the Lough of the Calliagh Bhirra. To this day the superstitionsurvives that if you bathe in the lough your hair will turn white.On reaching the summit whilst taking in the splendid views you can see the highestsurviving passage tomb in the UK or Ireland. Suitable outdoor clothing, comfortablewalking shoes and a packed lunch are advised.TO BOOK CONTACTNewry Tourist Information Centre T: (028) 3031 3170 E: newrytic@newryandmourne.gov.ukVisit contact1Slieve Gullion Forest ParkKilleavy Road, Killeavy,Newry, Co. Armagh,BT35 8SW.(028) 3084 9786WHILE YOU’RE in THE AREAEating Out - Fionn McCumhaill’s Café at Slieve Gullion Courtyard; Murphy’s Bar andRestaurant; Newry Golf Inn.Retail therapy - Buttercrane Shopping Centre; The Quays Shopping Centre; Newry City Centre.Extending your visit - Creggan Poets Glen; Derrymore House; Camlough Lake. Traditionalmusic sessions are available nightly in South Armagh pubs.your day outAt a glance6-7HOURS108For additional information and more group day visit ideas, please visitdiscovernorthernireland.com/groupsSlieve Gullion Forest Park
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