Ravensdale, County Louth
| Ravensdale Gleann na bhFiach | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Ravensdale | |
| Coordinates: 54°03′08″N 6°20′23″W / 54.0522°N 6.3397°WCoordinates: 54°03′08″N 6°20′23″W / 54.0522°N 6.3397°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Louth |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Louth |
| • EU Parliament | East |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 982 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Area code(s) | 042, +353 42 |
Ravensdale (Irish: Gleann na bhFiach) is an area of Ireland located at the foothills of the Cooley Mountains on the Cooley Peninsula. It is positioned approximately 8 km to the north of Dundalk, County Louth. The M1 motorway between Dublin and Belfast runs past it. The district is heavily wooded and the housing is suburban/rural. Ravensdale is part of the parish of Ballymacaslon and Lordship, however the northern part of Ravensdale is part of the parish area of Jonesboro and Dromintee. The Ravensdale Forest nature trail is located in the wooded demesne of the former seat of Lord Clermont, which straddles the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. The House was destroyed during the early political troubles of the 1920s. It is believed that Ravensdale was named after Ravensdale Park of Derbyshire. The Flurry river which flows through Ravensdale and enters Dundalk bay at Bellurgan was in past times an excellent trout and salmon fishery.