Members of The Corrs and Mary Wallopers among objectors to new housing development in Dundalk
Prominent Irish musicians, including members of The Corrs and The Mary Wallopers, have joined local residents in objecting to a large-scale housing development in Dundalk. The proposed site is located near Dún Dealgan, a national monument of significant historical and mythological importance.
Why it matters
The conflict illustrates the ongoing tension between the urgent need for housing development and the preservation of cultural heritage and local environmental concerns.
MEMBERS OF THE Corrs and The Mary Wallopers are among those who have lodged objections to plans for a large-scale housing development near a landmark site in Louth which is said in Irish mythology to be the birthplace of Cú Chulainn.
Grandspect Ltd applied last November for a ten-year planning permission to build 1,058 homes on an almost 39 hectare site close to Dún Dealgan, a national monument which Dundalk is named after. The plan would allow for 765 houses, 150 duplexes and 143 apartments.
Dún Dealgan is an elevated site which is known locally as Cú Chulainn’s Castle.
A motte and bailey was first built on the site in the 12th century, and the existing structure of a single-tower castle is also known as Byrne’s Folly after the pirate who built it in 1780.
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