Page 167 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Ireland

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PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Ballygarden
Ballygarden
Kilglass
Kilglass Lough Cloonart 0 kilometres 10
Cloonart
Lough
STROKESTOWN
Forbes
STROKESTOWN Forbes Start/finish: Athlone to Strokestown
Park House.
Newtown
PARK HOUSE
Tulsk
Scramoge
Tulsk PARK HOUSE Scramoge Newtown 0 miles 10
Forbes
Cloonmore
Cloonmore Forbes
Argar
Argar Number of days: 2 days.
Clashaganny
Clashaganny Termonbarry Distance: 210 km (130 miles).
Termonbarry
Longford
Slieve
Tully Tully Slieve Curraghroe Longford Corboy
Bawn
Bawn Curraghroe Corboy
Upper
Upper
Four Mile
Four Mile Aghamuck Shannon Road conditions: Some minor roads,
Aghamuck
House
LONGFORD
House Shannon Killashee LONGFORD particularly on the way to
Edgeworthstown
Ballyclare
Ballyclare Killashee Edgeworthstown Clonmacnoise and Keenagh, are
Moydow
Moydow Ardagh Crossea narrow with no road markings.
Ardagh Crossea
Lanesborough
Ballyleague
Ballyleague Lanesborough Rathowen Opening times: Most shops and
Rathowen
Lenaboy
Turreen
Rathaspick
Roscommon
Roscommon Turreen Keel Keel Lenaboy Rathaspick attractions open 9am–6pm. Shops
Ballinalack
Carrowroe
Corlea Keenagh
Carrickboy
Multyfarnham
Castlecoote
Castlecoote Carrowroe Corlea Keenagh Carrickboy Inny Ballinalack Multyfarnham open Mon–Sat, also 12–6pm on Sun.
CORLEA TRACKWAY
Ballymurray
Fuerty
Fuerty Ballymurray CORLEA TRACKWAY Colehill Inny Bunbrosna Convenience stores open 8am–late.
Bunbrosna
CENTRE
CENTRE
Newtown
Newtown Foygh Colehill Ballynagarrigy Portnashangan
Knockcroghery
Royal Canal
Balrath
Knockcroghery Foygh Royal Canal Ballynagarrigy Balrath Portnashangan When to go: Spring through autumn
Athleague
Athleague Carrowrory Ballymahon Lough is best. Roads may be icy in winter.
Lough
Ballymahon
ROSCOMMON
ROSCOMMON Carrowrory Forgney Slane Beg Owel Main market days: Athlone: Farmers’
Owel
Slane Beg
Forgney
Lecarrow
Lackan
Moyvore
Lackan Rahara Lecarrow Moyvore Market, Sat; Tullamore: County Fair
Mullingar
Tang
Lough
Rathconrath
Mount Talbot
Cloncullen
Mount Talbot Rahara Lough Tang Cloncullen Rathconrath Mullingar (food and drink), Sat; Birr: St Brendan’s
Lough
Lough
Ree
Funshinagh
Funshinagh Ree Hopestown Market, Fri pm (Emmet St).
Hopestown
The Pigeons
The Pigeons Ballymore Loughanavally Lynn
Ballymore
Lynn
Curraghboy
Thomas
BELVEDERE
Thomas Curraghboy Kiltoom Loughanavally BELVEDERE Shopping: Buy Tullamore Dew whiskey
Killar
Glasson
Lough
Drumraney
Street
Street Kiltoom Glasson Drumraney Killar Lough HOUSE AND in the distillery where it was first made.
Ennell HOUSE AND
WESTMEA TH
Ennell
GARDENS
GARDENS
Ballykeeran
Corrantotan
Castletown
Brideswell
Mount
Ballyglass
Geoghegan
Ballyglass Brideswell Corrantotan Ballykeeran Mount WESTMEA TH Castletown Dalystown Main festivals: Athlone: Trifest (music,
Geoghegan
sport), Jul; Slieve Bloom Mountains:
Moyroughly
Moyroughly
Dalystown
Temple
Streamstown
Temple
Bealin
Bellanamullia
Bellanamullia Bealin Rosemount Streamstown Rochfortbridge Slieve Bloom Walking Festival, Apr/May.
Killeglan
ATHLONE
Killeglan ATHLONE Rosemount Ballynagore Rochfortbridge
Ballynagore
Dundonnell
Moate
Dundonnell Moate
Horseleap
Fardrum
Fardrum Horseleap
Tyrellspass
Boyanagh
Boyanagh KILBEGGAN Tyrellspass DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Tober
Cornafulla
Dooghan
Dooghan Cornafulla Ballynakill Tober KILBEGGAN
Shannon
Attirory
Attirory Shannon Ballynahown Ballynakill Combine scenery, culture and
Ballynahown
Clara
Kiltober
Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe Clara Kiltober family fun by travelling to
Kilconfert
Ballaghurt
Togher
Ballaghurt Togher Kilconfert
CLONMACNOISE
CLONMACNOISE Ballycumber Derrygolan Clonmacnoise on a Viking boat.
Ballycumber
Derrygolan
Or learn about Ireland’s industrial
Rashinagh
Derrygrogan
Cloonfad
Cloonfad Rashinagh Derrygrogan heritage at Tullamore, then explore
Leabeg
Leabeg
Suck
Rahan
Brosna
Suck Rahan the wooded slopes of the Slieve
Grand Canal
TULLAMORE
Shannonbridge
Shannonbridge Ferbane Brosna Grand Canal TULLAMORE Bloom Mountains and admire
Charleville
Charleville
Bellmount
Bellmount Ferbane OFF AL Y Forest Castle Clonmore Georgian Birr. For full details, see p169.
Clonmore
Forest Castle
Clonminch
Grand Canal
Laurencetown
Grand Canal
Screggan
Laurencetown OFF AL Y Screggan Clonminch
Clonony
Clonony
Coolacurn
Coolacurn Blue Ball Below Birr Castle Gardens, one of Ireland’s
Blue Ball
Cloghan
Cloghan Lough Garbally grandest 18th-century estates, see p166
Lough
Boora Garbally
Killurin
Esker
Eyrecourt
Eyrecourt Esker Boora Killurin
Mountbolus
Broughal
Broughal Mountbolus
Banagher
Banagher Ballyboy
Kilcormac
Annaghbrack
Kilcormac Ballyboy Annaghbrack
Taylors Cross
Taylors Cross
Shannon
Shannon Little Brosna Rapemills Rath Rath Coolaghcross Clonaslee
Coolaghcross
Clonaslee
Rapemills
Little Brosna
Craigue
Cadamstown
Craigue Cadamstown
Killyon
Slieve Bloom
Killyon
Mountains
BIRR
Mountains
BIRR Kinnitty
Kinnitty
SLIEVE BLOOM
Riverstown
Riverstown SLIEVE BLOOM Slieve Bloom
MOUNTAINS
Clareen
Clareen MOUNTAINS
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