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Holidays in Leitrim, part of the province of Connacht.


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Holiday Rentals / Holiday Cottages / Self catering

 

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Hotels in Leitrim

  Booking.com  -  Hotel Guide Co Leitrim



 
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Travel Agencies / Tour Operators

 
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  The Shannon River   -   Boat Rental and Cruiser Hire Holidays
Shannon River is your one-stop site for arranging your cruise holiday on the Shannon River in Ireland. From here you can choose the boat for hire to suit you from almost all of the cruisers and barges available for hire on the river.

Travel Guides Leitrim / Related books

Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo  Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo
Map; Publisher: Ordnance Survey Ireland (9 May 2005); ISBN-10: 1903974593; ISBN-13: 978-1903974599.

Lakeshore Loops: Exploring Ireland's Lakes  
John Dunne (Author)
Lakeshore Loops by John Dunne is the first guide to these natural jewels and offers the reader the opportunity to tour them by bicycle, like the author did, by car, by boat, or by foot. Full of anecdotes and local lore, the author includes the many nearby points of interest, the origins of some of the more unusual place -names and the legends of lake monsters and banshees. There are maps of each lake with the points of interest and nearby attractions clearly marked. In Lakeshore Loops, nature and culture go hand in hand with the green hills and glistening waters of the Irish countryside. So arise and go now!
Paperback: 335 pages; Publisher: Liberties Press (30 Jun 2008); ISBN-10: 1905483449; ISBN-13: 978-1905483440.

Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Sligo
Map; Publisher: Ordnance Survey Ireland; 3rd Revised edition edition (14 July 2008); ISBN-10: 1905511434; ISBN-13: 978-1905511433.

Transport / How do I travel to Leitrim

  Cork Airport
  Dublin Airport
  Shannon Airport

  

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Ferries to Ireland from Liverpool ( ferry to Ireland ).

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P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

 
Travel by bus or coach to Leitrim.

The Shannon and Shannon-Erne Waterway give access to much of Leitrim by boat.


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  Leitrim Tourism
The county boasts Ireland's earliest salmon river – the Drowes at Tullaghan. There are lively riverside towns and cruise bases, with friendly pubs and impromptu music sessions. Visit Costello chapel , the smallest in Europe, the Glencar waterfall, or Parkes Castle.

  Leutrim   -   Leitrim County Council

  Carrick-on-Shannon   -   largest town in County Leitrim
Situated just two hours from Dublin and Belfast. Carrick-on-Shannon (Cora Droma Ruisc - the weir of the marshy ridge) has become one of the most progressive centers of diverse quality commercial activity in Ireland.
With 750km of cruising available the town is ideally situated at the gateway to both the River Shannon to the south and the Shannon-Erne Waterway to the north. Pleasure cruisers available for day trips are on offer for those who are not taking a cruising holiday. Carrick is also widely acknowledged as an Anglers paradise and within a 10km radius of the town there are no fewer than 41 lakes. See for more Carrick-on-Shannon Chamber of Commerce.

  North Leitrim
  South Leitrim

  Beara Breifne Greenway 
This famous and epic march undertaken by O' Sullivan Bere to Leitrim through the Counties of Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo and eventually Leitrim arose as a result of the Irish and the Spanish defeat in the Battle of Kinsale at the hands of the Crown forces.
  Carrick on Shannon
Visit  the Costello chapel, one of the smallest in Europe.
  Drowes River at Tullaghan   -   earliest recorded salmon river.
  Glencar waterfall [ North Leitrim  ]   -   inspired Yeats
  Parke's Castle near Dromahair   -   home of the Parkes family in the 17th century.

  Lough Melvin
Internationally renowned for its unique range of plants and animals.
  Lough Allen
Lough Allen is an area of outstanding natural beauty nestled in the heart of County Leitrim offering amazing views, especially from the road between Leitrim Village and Drumkeeran
  Lough Gill [ to the northwest of Dromahair ]
Parke's Castle is located on the lake shore.

Other lakes include Lough Garadice, Lough Glenade, Lough Rynn and Lough MacNean.

  Cavan & Leitrim Railway
The Cavan and Leitrim railway was one of the most memorable systems in Ireland. It ran on a narrow gauge line and linked the Leitrim towns of Drumshanbo, Mohill and Ballinamore. For most of the journey between Drumshanbo and Ballinamore it ran alongside the public road and crossed at a number of bends. Despite many protests the railway closed in 1959. The centre has a re-creation of a ticket and waiting room as well as many fine pictures of the railway.
  Sweathouse
The Lough Allen area is the home of the sweat house. Sweathouses were used as a cure for aches and pains, somewhat similar to the modern sauna. Built of stone with a small opening or doorway, a big turf fire would be lit for hours inside. When it was sufficiently hot, the fire was removed quickly and the patient crawled into the sweathouse and sat on a bundle of rushes or straw. When he or she had sweated sufficiently they emerged and took a dip in a running stream. The centre has a reconstruction of a sweathouse with realistic background and setting. While in the area you can also visit a real sweathouse. In July 1990, centuries of a mining tradition ended with the closure of the last of the coal mines. The centre has a display depicting miners at work and tells the story of the one and only great industry of the area.

Cuisine

  Goireland.com - Leitrim Restaurants 

History of Leitrim

In ancient times Leitrim formed the western half of the Kingdom of Breifne. This region was long influenced by the O'Rourke family of Dromahair, whose heraldic lion occupies the official county shield to this day. See for more Wikipedia - History County Leitrim.

Music, Culture & Events

The Religious Songs of Connacht
A Collection of Poems, Stories, Prayers, Satires, Ranns, Charms, Etc. (1906)
Douglas Hyde (Author)
Paperback: 428 pages; Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (28 Feb 2008); ISBN-10: 0548882304; ISBN-13: 978-0548882306.

Web Portals / Directories

  Goireland.com - Leitrim 

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