Midlands Ireland
Discover the peaceful heart of Ireland across the inland counties. Explore County Offaly’s Clonmacnoise monastic site and the vast Bog of Allen. Visit County Westmeath’s bustling town of Athlone on the River Shannon and the historic Tullynally Castle. Discover County Laois’s Rock of Dunamase and Emo Court Gardens.
Experience County Longford’s Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre and beautiful Lough Ree. Don’t miss County Roscommon’s impressive Roscommon Castle and Strokestown Park House, or County Kildare’s Irish National Stud & Gardens. The region also includes parts of County Meath with the Hill of Tara and County Tipperary’s Clonmel and the serene Lough Derg. This area offers tranquil landscapes, ancient history, and Ireland’s longest river, the Shannon.
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