Page 115 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Ireland

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Killimor
Killimor PLAN YOUR DRIVE
GAL W A Y
GAL W A Y Start/finish: Portumna to Tarbert.
Earlstown
Earlstown
Abbey Abbey Shannon Shannon Number of days: 2–3.
Ballyshrule
Ballyshrule
PORTUMNA Distance: 302 km (188 miles).
PORTUMNA
Portumna
Portumna
Forest Park Road conditions: Main roads are well
Forest Park
Carrigahorig
Carrigahorig
Terryglass
Woodford
Woodford Terryglass paved and signposted. Some smaller
roads are potholed.
Gorteeny
Gorteeny
LOUGH Ballinderry When to go: Although winters are
LOUGH Ballinderry
mild in southwest Ireland, May–Oct
Sli eve Aughty
Mounta ins
Sli eve Aughty
Borrisokane
Mounta ins
Connagh
Connagh Borrisokane is the best time to visit. To swim in
Scalp Scalp Whitegate Derg DERG
Coolbaun
379m 379m Coolbaun Lough Derg, visit in Jun–Aug.
Whitegate L o u g h Derg DERG Opening times: Most sights and
MOUNTSHANNON
Puckaun
MOUNTSHANNON L o u g h Puckaun Ardcrony attractions are open from 9 or 10am
Ardcrony
Scarriff
Scarriff Dromineer to 5 or 6pm, or dusk if earlier.
Dromineer
Tuamgraney
Tuamgraney
Garrykennedy Main market days: Limerick:
Garrykennedy
Lisgarode
Lisgarode
Bodyke Riverside Market, Sun noon–3pm,
Bodyke
Portroe
Portroe TIPPERAR Y Bedford Row; Milk Market, Sat am,
TIPPERAR Y
Slieve
Slieve
Ber nagh Mountains Nenagh Cornmarket Row.
Arra
Arra
Ber nagh
Nenagh
Mountains
Glennagalliagh
Glennagalliagh Major festivals: Limerick: River Fest,
Broadford 533m
Broadford 533m end Apr/beginning May; Adare:
Ballina
Ballina
KILLALOE
KILLALOE Village Festival, mid-May.
Kilmurry
CLARE
Kilmurry Silvermines
CLARE DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Silvermines
Birdhill
Birdhill
Slivermine Mts.
Sixmilebridge
Sixmilebridge O‘Briensbridge Slivermine Mts.
O‘Briensbridge
Enjoy a lazy day swimming and
Keeper Hill
Hurlers Cross
Hurlers Cross Keeper Hill boating in Portumna. Families can
Shannon
Cloonlara
Shannon Cloonlara 694m 694m take in a forest walk or view the
Bunratty
Castleconnell
Shannon Airport
Killadysert
Killadysert Shannon Airport Bunratty Shannon Shannon Castleconnell Newport lakeside gardens at Portumna Castle.
Newport
River Shannon
River Shannon Lackamore For history and culture, spend a
Lackamore
Lisnagry
Knock Knock Ballysteen LIMERICK Lisnagry morning in medieval and Georgian
LIMERICK
Ballysteen
Glenstal
Killimer Labasheeda Glenstal
Killimer
Labasheeda
Pallaskenry
Pallaskenry CITY CITY Abbey Limerick, and the afternoon seeing
Abbey
Slievefelim
Mungret
Lakyle Lakyle FOYNES Mungret Slievefelim 465m the megalithic sites around Lough
FOYNES
465m
Kildimo
Kilcornan
Loghill Loghill Kilcornan Kildimo Gur. For a scenic drive, focus on the
Abington
Abington
TARBERT
TARBERT Askeaton Shannon’s south bank from Foynes to
Askeaton
Shanagolden
Glin Glin Shanagolden Patrickswell Cappamore Tarbert. Take a picnic and visit two
Cappamore
Patrickswell
Ballyneety
Creeves
Creeves Ballyneety KEY museums. For full details, see p119.
Ballylongford Ballyhahill
Ballylongford
Ballyhahill
Caherconlish
ADARE
Newbridge ADARE Caherconlish Drive route
Newbridge
Dromkeen
Dromkeen
Croagh
Rathkeale
Fedamore
Pallas Green
Newtown Sands
Newtown Sands Rathkeale Croagh Fedamore Pallas Green Below A roadside sculpture forms part of the
GRANGE STONE CIRCLE
Carrigkerry
Carrigkerry Croom GRANGE STONE CIRCLE scenery near Adare, see pp118–19
Croom
Reens Reens
LIMERICK
Ardagh
Ardagh LIMERICK Herbertstown
Herbertstown
Deel Deel
HolycrossLOUGH
Holycross LOUGH
Knockaderry
Ballingarry
Knockaderry Ballingarry GUR GUR
Newcastle West
Newcastle West Maigue Maigue
Hospital
Bruff Bruff Hospital
Athlacca
Athlacca
Knocklong
Knocklong
Kilmeedy
Kilmeedy Rockhill
Rockhill
BRUREE
Ballyagran
Ballyagran BRUREE
KILMALLOCK
KILMALLOCK
Charleville
Charleville
Kilfinnane
Kilfinnane
Ardpatrick
Ardpatrick
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