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Ballyhannon Castle stands behind its own territorial wall, is
surrounded by farmland and overlooks the Estuary leading to
the Atlantic ocean. The local villages of Quin and
Newmarket-On-Fergus are each 3 kms away, for shops,
traditional and lively pubs, restaurants and the famous Quin
Abbey. Ballyhannon Castle is situated just off the main
Limerick - Galway highway (from which it can be seen though
out of earshot) allowing easy access to everywhere on the west
coast, especially Shannon International Airport which is only
a 10 minute drive away.
Nearby Towns and Cities include:
Limerick City -
(20 minutes' drive) is well worth a visit - whether you're
interested in shopping, eating out or nightlife, this historic
city is dominated by the awesome 13th century King John's
Castle, once the most formidable English fortification in
Ireland. Also worth visiting is the famous Hunt Museum, home
to one of Ireland's finest collections of Bronze Age, Celtic
and Medieval treasures.
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Galway City - (60 minutes' drive) the unofficial
capital of the West and is a delightful, prosperous city brimming with
history and filled with top class shopping precincts, theatres, pubs
and restaurants. Its vibrant cultural life includes a year-round
calendar of events such as the Arts Festival, the famous Galway Races
at the end of July, the Jazz Festival in February, the Cuirt Festival
of Literature at Easter and the Galway International Oyster Festival
at the end of September.
Ennis
Town -
just down the road”, and voted the
“Tidiest town in Ireland for 2005”, Ennis is a friendly town and the
home of traditional Irish music. There are plenty of lively
traditional pubs with live music sessions nightly, cobble-stoned
streets lined with a great restaurants and shops, and has a market day
on Saturday. Founded in Medieval times, the countryside surrounding
Ennis is home to a host of abbeys, ruins of castles and ancient
monuments, and the beautiful 13th century Ennis Friary. Ennis is
famous for its traditional Irish music, where you’ll always find a
live session going on, and lots of the “craic agus ceol” that Ireland
is famous for.
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