View location on Google Maps here
From M1 Motorway
At junction 10, take the N51 exit.
Merge onto M3
Continue onto R154
From Dublin M3
Continue onto Navan Road/N3, take exit onto R163
Continue onto R154
Turn right to stay on R154
Turn right onto Cavan Street/R195
The town of Oldcastle was the 18th century creation of the Naper family, who received parts of the Plunkett estate following the cromwellian wars. Due in part to the continuation of a Gaelic way of life, the area, suffered badly during the Great Famine (1845-‘9) in comparison with richer, more arable areas in the southern part of Meath. The poorest inhabitants were obliterated by starvation and emigration. Nonetheless, land patterns still visible today reveal a strong attachment to pastoral farming of ‘Gaelic Culture'.
Learn more about the architectural heritage of Oldcastle
Listen to some wonderful audio on Loughcrew Cairns - part of the Boyne Valley Drive
Oldcastle had a Prisoner of War Camp from 1914 – 1918, it was the only permanent civilian POW camp in Ireland, detaining so called ‘enemy aliens’.
View location on Google Maps here
From M1 Motorway
At junction 10, take the N51 exit.
Merge onto M3
Continue onto R154
From Dublin M3
Continue onto Navan Road/N3, take exit onto R163
Continue onto R154
Turn right to stay on R154
Turn right onto Cavan Street/R195
Spa & Leisure
Spa Rooms at the Headfort Arms Hotel ViewAdventure Activities & Family Fun | Historic Gardens | Walking
Loughcrew Estate ViewAdventure Activities & Family Fun | Blueways & Greenways | Walking
Boyne Valley to Lakelands Greenway ViewCultural Tourism Attractions
Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum ViewBoyne Valley Brewing, Cider Making & Distilling Tours
Fore Distillery ViewCultural Tourism Attractions
Scéal Trail: Mo Chuid Amhráin Ghaeilge Páirc Ráth Chairn ViewHotel Dining
The Darnley Restaurant - Darnley Lodge Hotel ViewHotel Dining
Vanilla Pod Restaurant at the Headfort Arms Hotel ViewCafes | Restaurants
Park Rí, Destination Stop & Food Court ViewHotel Dining
The Restaurant at The Lawrence ViewBoyne Valley Brewing, Cider Making & Distilling Tours | Cafes | Restaurants
Sheridans Cheesemongers View
