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Heart of the Lakelands
Ballygarden
Ballygarden
Kilglass
Kilglass
Cloonart
Though often overlooked by visitors to Ireland, the STROKESTOWN Lough Cloonart
Lough
Forbes
Lakelands has plenty of history, scenery and character, Tulsk STROKESTOWN Scramoge Forbes Newtown
PARK HOUSE
Newtown
PARK HOUSE
Tulsk
Scramoge
Forbes
Cloonmore
its special highlight being the medieval monastic Cloonmore Forbes Argar
Argar
settlement of Clonmacnoise, a European centre of Clashaganny Termonbarry
Clashaganny
Termonbarry
Longford
Slieve
trade and learning founded in 545. It also has bustling Tully Tully Slieve Curraghroe Longford Corboy
Corboy
Curraghroe
Bawn
Bawn
Upper
heritage towns containing age-old whiskey distilleries, Four Mile Aghamuck Shannon Upper
Four Mile
Aghamuck
House
LONGFORD
Norman castles and grand Georgian estates. Its House Shannon Killashee LONGFORD Edgeworthstown
landscapes include ancient boglands, rich in wildlife Ballyclare Killashee Moydow Edgeworthstown
Ballyclare
Ardagh Crossea
and archaeolgical finds, and the Slieve Bloom Ballyleague Lanesborough Moydow Ardagh Crossea Rathowen
Lanesborough
Ballyleague
Mountains, undulating wooded hills crisscrossed Roscommon Turreen Keel Keel Lenaboy Rathowen
Lenaboy
Turreen
Rathaspick
with hiking trails. Roscommon Carrowroe Keenagh Carrickboy Rathaspick Ballinalack Multyfarnham
Ballinalack
Carrowroe
Corlea Keenagh
Carrickboy
Castlecoote
Castlecoote Corlea Inny Multyfarnham
CORLEA TRACKWAY
Ballymurray
Fuerty
Fuerty Ballymurray CORLEA TRACKWAY Colehill Inny Bunbrosna
Bunbrosna
CENTRE
CENTRE
Newtown
Newtown Foygh Colehill Ballynagarrigy Portnashangan
Royal Canal
Knockcroghery
Balrath
Knockcroghery Foygh Royal Canal Ballynagarrigy Balrath Portnashangan
Athleague
Athleague Carrowrory Ballymahon Lough
Lough
Ballymahon
ROSCOMMON
ROSCOMMON Carrowrory Forgney Slane Beg Owel
Owel
Slane Beg
Forgney
Lecarrow
Lackan
Moyvore
Lackan Rahara Lecarrow Moyvore
Tang
Mullingar
Rathconrath
Lough
Mount Talbot
Cloncullen
Mount Talbot Rahara Lough Tang Cloncullen Rathconrath Mullingar
Lough
Lough
Ree
Funshinagh
Hopestown
Funshinagh Ree Hopestown
The Pigeons
The Pigeons Ballymore Loughanavally Lynn
Ballymore
Lynn
Curraghboy
Thomas
BELVEDERE
Thomas Curraghboy Kiltoom Loughanavally BELVEDERE
Killar
Lough
Glasson
Street
Drumraney
Street Kiltoom Glasson Drumraney Killar Lough HOUSE AND
Ennell HOUSE AND
WESTMEA TH
Ennell
GARDENS
GARDENS
Ballykeeran
Corrantotan
Castletown
Brideswell
Mount
Ballyglass
Geoghegan
Ballyglass Brideswell Corrantotan Ballykeeran Mount WESTMEA TH Castletown Dalystown
Geoghegan
Moyroughly
Moyroughly
Temple
Dalystown
Streamstown
Temple
Bealin
Bellanamullia
Bellanamullia Bealin Rosemount Streamstown Rochfortbridge
Killeglan
ATHLONE
Killeglan ATHLONE Rosemount Ballynagore Rochfortbridge
Ballynagore
Dundonnell
Moate
Dundonnell Moate
Horseleap
Fardrum
Fardrum Horseleap
Tyrellspass
Boyanagh
Boyanagh KILBEGGAN Tyrellspass
Tober
Cornafulla
Dooghan
Dooghan Cornafulla Ballynakill Tober KILBEGGAN
Shannon
Attirory
Attirory Shannon Ballynahown Ballynakill
Ballynahown
Kiltober
Clara
Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe Clara Kiltober
Ballaghurt
Kilconfert
Togher
Ballaghurt Togher Kilconfert
CLONMACNOISE
CLONMACNOISE Ballycumber Derrygolan
Ballycumber
Derrygolan
Above The Jealous Wall, a folly with an intriguing history, in the grounds of Belvedere Rashinagh Derrygrogan
Cloonfad
House, see pp168–9 Cloonfad Rashinagh Leabeg Derrygrogan
Suck Leabeg
Rahan
Suck Rahan
Brosna
Grand Canal
TULLAMORE
Shannonbridge
Shannonbridge Ferbane Brosna Grand Canal TULLAMORE
Charleville
Charleville
Bellmount
Bellmount Ferbane Forest Castle Clonmore
Clonmore
OFF AL Y
Forest Castle
ACTIVITIES Laurencetown OFF AL Y Screggan Clonminch
Clonminch
Grand Canal
Laurencetown
Grand Canal
Screggan
Clonony
Clonony
Coolacurn
Coolacurn Blue Ball
Blue Ball
Take a boat trip from Athlone and listen to Cloghan Lough Garbally
Cloghan
Lough
Boora Garbally
Killurin
tales of Nordic valour Eyrecourt Esker Boora Killurin
Eyrecourt
Esker
Mountbolus
Broughal
Broughal Mountbolus
Banagher
Explore seven ruined temples at the ancient Banagher Ballyboy
Kilcormac
monastic complex of Clonmacnoise Taylors Cross Kilcormac Ballyboy Annaghbrack
Annaghbrack
Taylors Cross
Coolaghcross
See the Great Telescope in the grounds of Shannon Little Brosna Coolaghcross Clonaslee
Birr Castle Shannon Rapemills Rath Rath Clonaslee
Rapemills
Little Brosna
Craigue
Cadamstown
Tour haunted corridors at Charleville Forest Craigue Killyon Cadamstown
Killyon
Slieve Bloom
Castle, near Tullamore BIRR
Mountains
Mountains
BIRR Kinnitty
Kinnitty
SLIEVE BLOOM
Riverstown
Taste fine Irish whiskey at Tullamore Dew Riverstown Clareen SLIEVE BLOOM Slieve Bloom
MOUNTAINS
Visitor Centre Clareen MOUNTAINS
Stroll down the longest herbaceous KEY
border in all of Britain and Ireland in the Drive route
grounds of Strokestown Park House
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