Aboveve: View In Leinster County Louth, the smallest county in Ireland, borders the Irish Sea, and forms the shores of Dundalk Bay. Carlingford Bay separates Louth and Down. On the south border is the river Boyne. Dundalk, on Dundalk Bay, the county town, exports grain, provisions, and cattle. Drogheda, on the Boyne, also exports farm produce. Near it was fought the battle of the Boyne, when William the Third, Prince of Orange, defeated ... Read More

Above: West Coast in Ireland Bantry Bay, on the west coast, is one of the finest harbours in Europe. This inlet, and also Kenmare Bay and Dingle Bay, stretch far into the land, and are enclosed by lofty mountains. The Shannon mouth receives the water of the largest river-basin in Ireland). Limerick is its chief port. Galway Bay and Clew Bay have herring-fisheries, and are studded with islands. Sligo Bay contains the greatest oyster-beds on the Irish coast. In this bay three ships of ... Read More