A rebuilt 1970s church wearing its Victorian predecessor's face, an Iron Age burial mound only half-excavated, a holy well blamed for banishing every salmon from the River Nanny, an official sand racecourse running since 1868, and the beach said to have hidden the Tara Brooch for a thousand years. Looking for things to do in Laytown & Bettystown? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.
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Stops on This Trail
Church of the Sacred Heart, Ninch
The Mote, Ninch
St Patrick's Well
Laytown Beach Races
Bettystown Beach (Tara Brooch Discovery Site)
For Schools
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