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Carlingford Lough; behind it rise the Mourne Mountains, while across the lough are the Carlingford Hills, with Slieve Gullion. These hills afford shelter from inclement winds, and give Warrenpoint and other neighbouring watering-places on the lough a See also:

CLIMATE

climate which renders them as popular in See also:

winter as in summer. There is a See also:

quay here where large vessels can See also:

DISCHARGE (adapted from the O. Fr. discharge, modern decharge, from a med. Lat. discargare, to unload, dis- and earn care, to load, cf. " charge ")

discharge, and agricultural produce is exported. The shores of the lough are studded with See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country seats lying picturesquely on the well-wooded See also:

hill slopes; and nearly 3 M. E. of Warrenpoint (connected by See also:

TRAMWAY

tramway) is See also:

ROSSTREVOR

Rosstrevor, one of the most noted watering-places in Ireland, charmingly situated in a position open to the See also:

sea, but enclosed on the See also:

north and See also:

east.

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