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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

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 ...

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Golf

Slieve Russell Golf Club

Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
Course Type: Parkland

Forming part of a magnificent 300 acre estate, including 50 acres of lakes, this highly acclaimed Patrick Merrigan designed 18-hole championship course is sensitively wrapped around the lakes and the drumlins of the County Cavan landscape. Th ...

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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

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Tourist Attractions

Marble Arch Caves & Global Geopark

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

The Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark is rcognised by UNESCO as having exceptional geological heritage and is located in the rugged mountainous uplands and the gentle rolling lowlands of counties Fermanagh and Cavan. Taking in the world-famous ...

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Wedding Venues

Radisson Blu Farnham Estate Hotel

Cavan, Co. Cavan

This fine country estate just west of Cavan town was home to the Farnham family for 400 years, and underwent conversion and (very extensive) additions in recent years to create a luxurious country house hotel with an emphasis on well-being; and t ...

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