Editing Howth (section)

==Recreation==
Large numbers of tourists visit Howth annually in order to avail of the views from the summit, to walk the piers, and to taste locally sourced seafood.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/things-to-do-in-howth |title=Things to do in Howth |website=Visit Dublin |access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Howth_Cliff_Path_Loop.jpg|thumb|A photo from the first few kilometres of the Howth Cliff Path Loop near Dublin, Ireland]]
Howth is a common area for [[birdwatching]] and [[sailing]], and is also popular with anglers.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} Fish like [[cod]] and [[batoidea|ray]] can be caught from Howth's rocky shore marks. Sea mammals, such as seals, are common sights in and near the harbour. It used to be popular to feed the seals but authorities banned the practice for a variety of reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ireland-now.com/howth.html|title=Howth - Ireland|website=Ireland|access-date=2016-12-01|archive-date=1 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201220424/http://www.ireland-now.com/howth.html|url-status=live}}</ref>  Birds seen regularly include razorbill, guillemot, fulmar, kittiwake, cormorant, stonechat, linnet, whitethroat, yellowhammer, skylark, wheatear, swallow, house martin,  peregrine, buzzard and kestrel.

Howth is also a destination for cyclists, joggers and hill-walkers alike, particularly on weekends. One attraction is the six-kilometre long Cliff Path Loop.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/cliff-path-loop/71514 | title=Cliff Path Loop &#124; Activities &#124; Walking &#124; Looped Walks &#124; All Ireland &#124; Republic of Ireland &#124; Dublin &#124; Howth &#124; Discover Ireland | access-date=10 April 2017 | archive-date=10 April 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214044/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/cliff-path-loop/71514 | url-status=live }}</ref> The loop walk takes about two hours to complete, is rated with an easy to moderate difficulty, and begins and ends at the Howth DART [Railway] Station. Another common walk is the original Cliff Walk to Red Rock in Sutton.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}