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112 BACK ROADS IRELAND

Loughs and Lighthouses Killimor
Killimor
Follow the majestic Shannon as it snakes towards the ocean, from the GAL W A Y
GAL W A Y
jagged shores of Lough Derg to the broad estuary that opens out at Abbey Abbey Earlstown Shannon Shannon
Earlstown
Ballyshrule
Limerick. This is an extraordinarily rich region, with pretty lakeside villages, Ballyshrule
smart marinas, a splendid city with medieval and Georgian quarters, and PORTUMNA
PORTUMNA
Portumna
Portumna
grand 18th-century country estates. This fertile valley has a long and Forest Park Carrigahorig
Forest Park
Carrigahorig
illustrious history; it was widely settled in megalithic times; the base of Woodford Terryglass
Terryglass
Woodford
Brian Boru, King of Ireland, in the 10th century; and in modern times the Gorteeny
Gorteeny
birthplace of Eamon de Valera, the founder of the Irish Free State. Mounta ins LOUGH Ballinderry
LOUGH Ballinderry
Mounta ins
Sli eve Aughty
Sli eve Aughty
Borrisokane
Connagh
Connagh Borrisokane
Scalp Scalp Whitegate Derg DERG
Coolbaun
379m 379m Coolbaun
Whitegate L o u g h Derg DERG
MOUNTSHANNON
Puckaun
MOUNTSHANNON L o u g h Puckaun Ardcrony
Ardcrony
Scarriff
Scarriff Dromineer
Dromineer
Tuamgraney
Tuamgraney
Garrykennedy
Garrykennedy
Lisgarode
Lisgarode
Bodyke
Bodyke
TIPPERAR Y
Portroe
Portroe TIPPERAR Y
Slieve
Slieve
Ber nagh
Arra
Ber nagh Mountains Nenagh
Arra
Nenagh
Mountains
Glennagalliagh
Glennagalliagh
Broadford 533m
Broadford 533m
Ballina
Ballina
KILLALOE
KILLALOE
Kilmurry
Kilmurry CLARE Silvermines
CLARE
Silvermines
Above left Rolling farmland in the fertile Shannon valley, see p119 Above right One of Birdhill
Birdhill
many picturesque cottages in the estate village of Adare, see pp118–19 Sixmilebridge O‘Briensbridge Slivermine Mts.
Sixmilebridge
Slivermine Mts.
O‘Briensbridge
Hurlers Cross
Keeper Hill
Hurlers Cross Keeper Hill
Shannon Cloonlara 694m 694m
Cloonlara
Shannon
Bunratty
Castleconnell
Shannon Airport
Killadysert
Killadysert Shannon Airport Bunratty Shannon Shannon Castleconnell Newport
Newport
River Shannon
River Shannon Lackamore
Lackamore
Knock Knock Ballysteen LIMERICK Lisnagry
LIMERICK
Lisnagry
Ballysteen
Killimer Labasheeda Glenstal
Killimer
Glenstal
Labasheeda
Pallaskenry
Pallaskenry CITY CITY Abbey
Abbey
Slievefelim
Mungret
Lakyle Lakyle FOYNES Mungret Slievefelim 465m
FOYNES
465m
Kilcornan
Kildimo
Loghill Loghill Kilcornan Kildimo
Abington
Abington
TARBERT Askeaton
TARBERT
Askeaton
Shanagolden
Glin Glin Shanagolden Patrickswell Cappamore
Cappamore
Patrickswell
Ballyneety
Creeves
Creeves Ballyneety
Ballylongford
Ballylongford Ballyhahill
Ballyhahill
Caherconlish
ADARE
Newbridge
Newbridge ADARE Caherconlish
Dromkeen
Dromkeen
Croagh
Fedamore
Rathkeale
Pallas Green
Newtown Sands Rathkeale Croagh Fedamore Pallas Green
Newtown Sands
GRANGE STONE CIRCLE
Carrigkerry
Carrigkerry Croom GRANGE STONE CIRCLE
Croom
Reens Reens
LIMERICK
Ardagh
Herbertstown
Ardagh LIMERICK Herbertstown
Deel Deel
HolycrossLOUGH
Holycross LOUGH
Ballingarry
Knockaderry
Knockaderry Ballingarry GUR GUR
Newcastle West
Newcastle West Maigue Maigue
Hospital
Bruff Bruff Hospital
ACTIVITIES Athlacca
Athlacca
Hike in the Portumna Forest Park Kilmeedy Rockhill Knocklong
Knocklong
Kilmeedy
Rockhill
on the shores of Lough Derg
BRUREE
Ballyagran
Ballyagran BRUREE
KILMALLOCK
Swim in the crystal-clear waters of KILMALLOCK
Lough Derg at Portumna or Terryglass,
or along the Lough Derg Drive 0 kilometres 10 Charleville
Charleville
Kilfinnane
Kilfinnane
Ardpatrick
Go fishing in Mountshannon, a 0 miles 10 Ardpatrick
popular base for anglers
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