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Carlingford Oyster Festival — a Louth local's four-day guide

PJ O'Hare's on the Saturday night of Oyster Festival weekend is where the whole village ends up. Here's how to actually enjoy it if you didn't grow up in Carlingford.

Carlingford, Co. Louth, Ireland 4 days 9 min read
Written by Séamus O'Byrne · Aug 23, 2026

The story

Séamus takes you through the four days of Carlingford Oyster Festival — the Thursday night session at Ma Baker's before the crowds arrive, which oyster stalls know their producer, why the Sunday morning walk up Slieve Foye is the correct hangover cure. He is clear-eyed about which parts are for tourists and which are still for the village. A quietly-held piece by someone whose grandfather founded the festival's original committee.

Take the trip

Base in Carlingford — book PJ O'Hare's for Saturday night; the Belvedere House rooms fill by June.

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