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Aside from being the more scenic, the peninsula's north shore is
also the best place to base yourself for hill-walking and the easiest
for finding food and a bed. Here, at OMEATH , the lough has narrowed
dramatically, so that the sedate towns of Warrenpoint and Rostrevor on
the Mourne Mountain slopes across the border seem only a handshake away.
In summer there's a handy passenger ferry service , which also takes
bikes, between Omeath and Warrenpoint (July & Aug daily till about 6pm,
tides permitting; 5min; £2.50/¬3.17 return). Staying in the Republic,
you can rent jaunting cars for short trips out of town; they run mostly
to the open-air stations of the cross at the Rosminian Fathers' School
down the road. As a village, Omeath, with its widely scattered dwellings,
is far from typical of the east coast - it was until recent years the
last remaining Gaeltacht village of any significance in this part of the
country.
You can stay cheaply at Delamore House B&B (tel 042/937 5101;
£33-40/¬41.90-50.79), or in slightly more comfort at Omeath Park (tel
042/937 5116; £40-55/¬50.79-69.84), half a mile out on the other side of
town at the end of a long driveway up the hillside. Around the
crossroads that mark the centre of town are grouped a few grocery stores.
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