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Mountain range in Northern Ireland
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The Mourne Mountains, usually just referred to as "The Mournes", are the highest peaks of Northern Ireland. They are dramatic and form the background to the south of County Down. Closer to Newcastle they are brooding giants. Along the coast south of Annalong their loose stones have been painstakingly shifted to form a tapestry of small fields with drystone walls.
There are regular buses from Belfast to Newcastle, and to Newry continuing to Dublin airport and city. The Belfast-Dublin trains also stop in Newry.
Read in the guideThe rambler bus runs in an anti clockwise ring round the Mournes starting from Newcastle, 3 times a day.
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