Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

Ballinamore (Irish: Béal an Átha Móir meaning the "Mouth of the Big Ford") is a small town in County Leitrim lying 24km (15 miles) from the border of Northern Ireland. It was the main crossing point of the Yellow River that runs through the bottom of the town. This waterway become known as the Ballinamore-Ballyconnell canal, built to link the Rivers Erne and Shannon in the 1840s and recently changed again to the Shannon-Erne Waterway. Ballinamore is built in what was known as the Valley of the Black Pig, the name given on the ancient frontier of Ulster in the fourth century.

Gardens

Strokestown Park House & Garden - Strokestown County Roscommon Ireland
Strokestown Park House & Garden
Tarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon
The great south border in the restored six acre walled garden at Strokestown Park is a happy tribute to changed times. Colour keyed, with planting running through the shades of the spectrum from sizzling red hot pokers and blazing ligularia to co ...

Golf

Farnham Estate Golf Club - Cavan County Cavan Ireland
Farnham Estate Golf Club
Cavan, Co. Cavan
Course Type: Parkland
This stunning parkland course is spread over 500 acres of rolling countryside and dense woodland. The two nines are quite contrasting in nature. The gentle but challenging journey on the front nine explores the undulating meadows of this magnific ...

Self Catering

There is no featured selfcatering establishment in the area

What's On

Cavan Town Farmers Market - Co Cavan - Friday Mornings
Fridays, 10am to 2pm

Town Hall Car Park, Cavan Town, Co Cavan

Contact:

Padraig McBreen

Tel: 049 437 8038 or 049 433 1029

E-mail: rural@cavpart.ie

Tourist Attractions

Arigna Mining Experience - Arigna County Roscommon Ireland
Arigna Mining Experience
Arigna, Co. Roscommon
The Arigna Mining Experience Centre provides visitors with a unique insight into what coal mining life was like in the Arigna Valley, since its beginning in the 1700's until closure in 1990. During the underground tour, visitors will experien ...

Wedding Venues

The Olde Post Inn - Cloverhill County Cavan Ireland
The Olde Post Inn
Cloverhill, Co. Cavan
Gearoid and Tara Lynch’s restaurant is in an old stone building in a neatly landscaped garden which served as a post office until 1974 and, since then, has made an attractive and popular inn. Gearoid is a talented chef and, with Tara managi ...
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