Helen's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Clonmacnoise is a National Heritage site of importance and gives insight into the depth of history in our locality.
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Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is a National Heritage site of importance and gives insight into the depth of history in our locality.
Lough Boora Discovery Park is the best place in the midlands to experience our unique landscape - our ancient bogs. The park - the culmination of years of local and international support features cycling trails, sculpture park and Ireland’s most ancient site of Mesolithic man. Not to be missed.
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Iphakamiso le-Lough Boora Discovery
Lough Boora Discovery Park is the best place in the midlands to experience our unique landscape - our ancient bogs. The park - the culmination of years of local and international support features cycling trails, sculpture park and Ireland’s most ancient site of Mesolithic man. Not to be missed.
Our stunning local gallery that features exhibitions of Ireland’s best artists - often on loan from other large museums in Ireland.
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Luan Gallery
Elliot RdOur stunning local gallery that features exhibitions of Ireland’s best artists - often on loan from other large museums in Ireland.
Our local castle that’s really worth visiting and that explains the history of Athlone through the ages. Being on the Shannon added hugely to its importance as a location for protection.
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Athlone Castle & Visitor Centre
Our local castle that’s really worth visiting and that explains the history of Athlone through the ages. Being on the Shannon added hugely to its importance as a location for protection.
Love the gardens - the science park - the larger telescope and not least the castle. That’s not forgetting the super playground.
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Birr Castle
Love the gardens - the science park - the larger telescope and not least the castle. That’s not forgetting the super playground.
For those that love distilleries - go visit and you get tastings included
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Tullamore D.E.W. Old Bonded Warehouse
Bury QuayFor those that love distilleries - go visit and you get tastings included
Another great distillery on our doorstep.
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Kilbeggan Distillery Experience
Lower Main StreetAnother great distillery on our doorstep.
For those that have children or be one in the water for a day - not to be missed. Super family business
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Baysports.ie
For those that have children or be one in the water for a day - not to be missed. Super family business
One of my favourite places to visit if you’re a history nerd - no just curious about where we come from and how people spent so long building roads in our ancient past. Love love love here
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Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre
2 Cartron RdOne of my favourite places to visit if you’re a history nerd - no just curious about where we come from and how people spent so long building roads in our ancient past. Love love love here
Another beautiful castle and well worth the drive for the gardens alone. Please visit Fore and Lough Crew on the same day.
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Tullynally Castle
Another beautiful castle and well worth the drive for the gardens alone. Please visit Fore and Lough Crew on the same day.
As magnificent as Newgrange historically and a very well kept secret. If you love our ancient history you’ve got to visit
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Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew CairnsAs magnificent as Newgrange historically and a very well kept secret. If you love our ancient history you’ve got to visit
Food market
Saturday 10am to 2pm. Go early. Stunning local produce - super coffee. Lovely vibe.
Tullamore Food Fayre
Cormac StreetSaturday 10am to 2pm. Go early. Stunning local produce - super coffee. Lovely vibe.