Tayto Park’s new giant inverted rollercoaster gets a mythical Irish name

The wooden structure will be the largest of its kind in Europe.

Fancy a go on the Cú Chulainn Coaster this summer? Tayto Park in Ashbourne, County Meath has given its massive new inverted wooden rollercoaster a medieval Irish slant by naming it the Cú Chulainn Coaster, and it's going to be open to the public from Summer 2015. Founder Raymond Coyle announced: "Since we announced that we were building Europe's largest inverted wooden rollercoaster in Tayto Park the interest has been phenomenal and it has generated huge excitement from rollercoaster enthusiasts the world over." Cú Chulainn was "an early Irish warrior who defended the province of Ulster against the great army, mustered by Queen Medb of Connacht," says Irish history researcher Kelly Fitzgerald. "Great was his rage as he went into bae, that the 'warrior light' rose from his brow. All feared engaging in single combat with Cú Chulainn as his javelin would tear you apart." He was also partial to Smoky Bacon and Salt and Vinegar. Apparently. Tayto Park reopens for business on Thursday, March 26th with the rollercoaster following in the summer months.