Clogherhead Voyage Tips and guide

Clogherhead is a village in County Louth, 12 km northeast of Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland. Ceann Chlochair means "rocky headland" but the name of the headland became applied to the entire village. It's a resort village with sandy beaches and in 2022 had a population of 2300.

53°47′42″N 6°14′24″W

Map of Clogherhead

See Drogheda for intercity routes by bus and train.

Bus Éireann 168 follows the coast north from Drogheda to Baltray, Termonfeckin, Clogherhead, Grangebellew, Castlebellingham, Dromiskin and Dundalk. It's every 2 hours M-Sa with four on Sunday.

By road from Dublin follow M1 to junction 9 (toll just before you exit) then through Drogheda onto R166.

The village beach, harbour and cliff tops are within a kilometre walk, and Old Mayne Church is 2 km.

Bus 168 will get you to Termonfeckin and Drogheda.

• 53.7975-6.2221 Port Oriel is the harbour, with the shrine "Queen of the Sea" by its entrance. It's a working fishing port so it's authentic rather than picturesque. Use the big free car park and don't clutter up the quays.
• 53.796-6.2192 Clogherhead Cliff is the rocky headland that gave its name to the entire village.
• 53.788-6.2353 Clogherhead Beach is sandy. Thatched cottages stand by the shore. Free parking, dogs welcome. The sands stretch all the way south to the Boyne estuary below Drogheda.
• 53.801-6.2664 Old Mayne Church is a scenic late medieval ruin. It's along R166, 500 m northeast of St Michael's which was built in 1856.
• 53.81-6.265 Port Beach is the long sandy beach stretching north of the village. It's flanked by a road so access is simple.
• 53.765-6.276 Termonfeckin is the village 4 km south of Clochermore along R166 to Drogheda. There's a beach, the ruin of a 15th / 16th-century tower house, and St Fechin's church with a decorated 16th-century High Cross.

• Golf: Seapoint Links at Termonfeckin are 7150 yards, par 72.
• You can shore-dive from the harbour slipway. Turn right (east) and remain within the harbour walls, maybe 6-7 m at high tide. Try not to stir up the silty bottom, and beware boats overhead.

• Mace is the convenience store south end of the village, open daily 7AM-10PM.
• Fisherman's Catch on the harbour is as fresh as fish can be. It's open W-Su 10AM-5PM.
• Ireland's Only Potato-Vending Machine was set up in 2018 along a lane off R166: go past Old Mayne Church then next right marked "Coast Road". Farmer Finnegan set it up as a protest at the pittance the supermarkets were paying for his produce. It's open 24 hours, put €5 in the big blue machine and out comes a 10-kilo bag of spuds.

• 53.7908-6.23961 La Pizzeria, Main St A92 AV22, ☏ +353 41 982 2223. Th-Su 6-10:30PM. Splendid little pizzeria.  (updated Apr 2026)
• Smugglers Rest, Harbour Rd A92 XH2D, ☏ +353 41 988 9302. Temporarily closed. Gastropub at the head of Harbour Rd. (updated Apr 2026)
• Great Wall on Main St is a takeaway open M-F 3PM-midnight, Sa Su 5PM-midnight.
• Roberto's, 5 Main St A92 RX92, ☏ +353 41 988 9762. M-Th 4PM-midnight, F-Su noon-midnight. Good fish & chips and similar fast food. (updated Apr 2026)

• Sharkey's is on Main St, and Declan Levin's is on the corner of Harbour Rd.

• Flynn's is a small hotel in Termonfeckin 4 km south. Nothing in Clogherhead itself.

As of April 2026, Clogherhead has 4G from all Irish carriers, but the signal from Eir is poor on the approach roads. 5G has not yet reached the village.

• Drogheda is a historic town close to the Boyne battlefield and Brú na Bóinne Neolithic complex.
• The County Dublin coast is worth exploring on the way to the city: Balbriggan, Skerries, Malahide and Howth.
• Dundalk near the border has scenic Cooley Peninsula and several medieval sites.