Carrick-on-Shannon (Irish: Cora Droma Rúisc) straddles the River Shannon and the County Leitrim and the County Roscommon border. The majority of the town is in Leitrim. The town's situation on the River Shannon has resulted in it becoming one of the most popular destinations for cruise holidays in Ireland. It is also a very popular fishing destination and there is a golf course on the outskirts of the town.
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 ...
Set on the Annaghmore Estate, this charming rural schoolhouse features distinctively Tudor Revival decorative elements. Built in the 1860’s as a school for the estate tenant’s children, it is an attractive rural building picture ...
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 ...
Tucked away from the rest of the World, the 200-year-old Castle is an entirely unique location on the shores of Lough Meelagh situated between the beautiful villages of Keadue and Ballyfarnon, in Roscommon, Ireland.
Kilronan Castle is a stunni ...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...
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