| Baltray | |
| Native Name: | Irish: Baile Trá |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | County Louth |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population: | 132 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 53.7333°N -22°W |
Baltray (historically Ballytra, from)[2] is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It sits on the northern shore of the River Boyne estuary.
The village has developed since the latter half of the twentieth century as a dormitory village serving the nearby town of Drogheda, which is located inland, to the west of Baltray. Baltray has a public house.
Baltray is home to the County Louth Golf Club.[3] This links course has hosted several championships over its history, including the Irish Open in 2004 and 2009.
The area is also known for the "Baltray standing stones", a group of megaliths.[4]
Bus Éireann route 189 serves Baltray several times a day (but not Sundays) linking it to Drogheda, Duleek, Ashbourne, Termonfeckin and Clogherhead.[5] Drogheda railway station is approximately 8 km distant.
Baltray is home to the Little Tern Conservation Project which is run by Louth Nature Trust.[6] The project began in 2007 and runs each year from May to August when part of the beach at the Haven is fenced to protect nesting Little Terns. These birds are an Annex 1 species under the EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC), thus EU member states are required to take special conservation measures to ensure that little terns remain at a favourable conservation status.