Baltray

Baltray (historically Ballytra, from Irish: Baile Trá, meaning 'beach settlement') is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It sits on the northern shore of the River Boyne estuary.

Amenities

The village has developed since the latter half of the twentieth century as a dormitory village serving the nearby town of Drogheda, which is located inland, to the west of Baltray. It has a public house.

Baltray is known for the County Louth Golf Club (links). Baltray golf club has also held many championships over the course of it being open. Some of these championships include the '3' Irish Open and in 2010 the regional qualifying for the British Open was also held here. The area is also known for the "Baltray standing stones", a group of megaliths.

Transport

Bus Éireann route 189 serves Baltray several times a day (but not Sundays) linking it to Drogheda, Duleek, Ashbourne, Termonfeckin and Clogherhead. Drogheda railway station is approximately 8 km distant.

Conservation

Baltray is home to the Little Tern Conservation Project which is run by Louth Nature Trust. The project began in 2007 and runs each year from May to August when part of the beach at the Haven is fenced to protect nesting Little Terns. These birds are an Annex 1 species under the EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC), thus EU member states are required to take special conservation measures to ensure that little terns remain at a favourable conservation status.}

External links

• County Louth Golf Club
• Louth Nature Trust