Sites of historical interest - Boat Hire holiday guide

Athlone

This newly renovated tourist attraction is the perfect midlands stop off point.

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Belleek Pottery

Belleek

Tour Irelands Oldest working pottery and see first hand how the methods and techniques developed by the very first Belleek Craftsmen over 160 years ago are still meticulously followed today.

Phone: 0044 (0)28 6865 9300

Boyle

An impressive and well preserved Cistercian Monastery which was founded in the 12th century.

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Enniskillen

Neo Classical House Open to the Public

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Athlone | Shannonbridge

An Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th century on the eastern bank of the River Shannon.

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Lanesborough

The centre interprets an Iron Age bog road that was built in the year 148 B.C. across the boglands of Longford, close to the River Shannon.

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Enniskillen Castle

Enniskillen

Discover diverse histories within the castle walls from Medieval Stronghold to Plantation Castle to later Military Barracks. Today, the historic Castle complex houses two Museums, Fermanagh County Museum and The Inniskillings Museum, forming Enniskillen Castle Museums.

Phone: 048 6632 5000

Enniskillen

Florence Court house is a beautiful 18th Century property, the former home of the Cole family, Earls of Enniskillen.

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Forthill Park And Cole's Monument

Enniskillen

Phone: 0044 (0)28 6632 3110

Headhunters Barber Shop and Railway Musuem

Enniskillen

A trip to Headhunters Barber Shop & Railway Museum is like taking a remarkable journey into the past bringing the golden age of the railway vividly to life.

Phone: 0044 (0)28 6632 7488

Inniskillings Museum

Enniskillen

Phone: 0044 (0)28 6632 3142

Irish Workhouse Centre

Portumna

Find out what life was like in an Irish workhouse, "the most feared and hated institution ever established in Ireland".

Phone: 00353 (0)90-9759200

Boyle

King House is a magnificently restored Georgian Mansion built around 1730.

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Lough Key Forest Park

Leitrim | Boyle | Carrick | Cootehall

Forest park with activity centres and cafe.

Phone: 00353 (0)71 9673122

Athlone

Situated in the heart of the midlands, Luan Gallery is dedicated to promoting a dynamic contemporary visual art programme

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Marble Arch Caves

Enniskillen

Guided Tour of Underground caves

Phone: 0044 (0)66 348855

Portumna

This semi-restored 17th Century House and walled gardens occupy a magnificent location on the banks of the River Shannon. Open, April to Sept, Weekends only in October.

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The Leitrim Genealogy Centre

Ballinamore

Provides a full time professional genealogical research service for those wishing to trace their County Leitrim ancestry

Phone: 00353 (0)71 9644012