Ravensdale is an area of Ireland located at the foothills of the Cooley Mountains

Cooley Mountains

The Cooley Mountains are located on the Cooley Peninsula in northeast County Louth in Ireland. They consist of two ridges oriented northwest to southeast, separated by the valley of Glenmore with the Big River running through it....

 on the Cooley Peninsula

Cooley peninsula

The Cooley Peninsula is a hilly peninsula in County Louth, Ireland, which includes towns such as Omeath, Carlingford and Greenore.-Geography:...

. It is positioned approximately 8 km to the north of Dundalk

Dundalk

Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...

, County Louth

County Louth

County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

. The M1 motorway between Dublin and Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

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 Claremont, which straddles the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. The House was destroyed during the early political troubles of the 1920's.