THE COOLEY MOUNTAINS

Here are some pictures of the Cooley Mountains that are by the Cooley Peninsula:




We thought this signpost with all the signs was pretty cool. Cooley Mountain is behind.

The Cooley Mountains form the setting for "An Tain Bo Cuailgne" or "The Cattle Raid of Cooley". Recounting the heroic defence of Ulster by the legendary Cuchulainn against Queen Medbh of Connacht and her attempt to seize the prize brown bull of Cooley, the story is at least 1,200 years old and is among the oldest surviving pieces of vernacular literature in Europe. This is the book that tells the story. We ordered this from amazon.com:

This is a really cool bridge we drove across on our way there: