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IFTN LOCATIONS GUIDE - LEITRIM

TRAVEL INFORMATION
Take the N4 from Dublin to reach Carrick-on-Shannon. The Dublin-Sligo railway line serves Co. Leitrim with stations at Dromod and Carrick-on-Shannon. Bus Eireann provide services to County Leitrim from Dublin, Sligo, Galway, and surrounding counties.
GENERAL INFORMATION

Leitrim is an area of lakelets and low mounds, with mountains and glens to the north. The county is, above all dominated by the Shannon.

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 TRANSPORT

Bus
Bus Eireann provide services to County Leitrim from Dublin, Sligo, Galway, and other counties.
For further information on bus services telephone:
01 8366111 ( Dublin).

Rail
The Dublin / Sligo line serves Co. Leitrim with stations at Dromod and Carrick-on-Shannon.
For further information on rail services, telephone:
01 8266222 ( Dublin), or
078 20036 (Carrick-on-Shannon).

Sea
Ireland is linked to Britain and Europe by a number of car-ferry routes. The main ports of entry are Cork, Dublin and Rosslare.

Airports

Sligo Airport is located just outside Sligo Town and caters for light aircraft as opposed to commercial passenger jets. There is one flight per day to Dublin.

071 68280

Car Rental Agencies

Taxi Companies

Arthur Bredin

Tullyskearney, Manorhamilton

072 55550

John J Tiffoney

Main St Upr, Manorhamilton

072 55555

Padraig Burke

Attyfinlay Carrick-On-Shannon

078 21343

Spring A Ring

Edenville Kinlough

072 41096

Aircraft Hire

Airlink Airways (Mayo)

Ellison St. , Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

094 23349

 ACCOMMODATION

Hotels

Breffni Centre Hotel

Dromahair, Co. Leitrim.

071 64199

Bush Hotel

Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

078 20014

Commercial and Tourist Hotel

High St., Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim.

078 44675

Mc Allisters Hotel

High St., Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim.

078 44068

Shannon Valley Hotel

Cartown, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

078 20103

Flat Rental Agencies

Office Rental Agencies

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Leitrim Film Office

Leitrim County Council, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

071 964 1094

County Council Offices

County Offices , The Courthouse, Carrick-on-Shanno

078 20005

Office of Public Works

District Office

071 42202

KEY LOCATIONS

 RURAL

Tullaghan
Tullaghan is Leitrim’s only coastal town along its two-mile stretch of coastline at Donegal Bay.


Lough Rynn Estate
The grounds contain 100 acres of land and 600 acres of lakes. The 1832 house is filled with lavish furniture. The gardens are vast with an arboretum with Californian Redwoods.


Manorhamilton
Manorhamilton is a good base for walking and pot-holing in the surrounding hills, with the highest peak at Dough Mountain.


Mountains
The foothills of the Dartry Mountains creep into the north-west of the county. There are beautiful glens in the area and some walking trails with peaks at Truskmore and Buckode. Below Lough Allen are the Iron Mountains shared with Cavan. The highest points here are at Bencroy and Slieve Anierin

 COASTAL

Lough Allen
This lake reportedly has the best pike fishing in Europe. The eastern side boasts spectacular views with the backdrop of the Iron Mountains.

Rivers and Lakes
Leitrim is bisected by Lough Allen, the first lake on the Shannon. Lough Gill and Glencar Waterfall are on the border with Sligo. Lough Melvin is located in the north of the county.

 HISTORICAL

Parke’s Castle, Fivemile Bourne.
A 17th century fortified manor house, recently restored using Irish oak and traditional craftsmanship.


Lough Rynn Estate
Lough Rynn Estate contains the ruins of a 16th century Castle, with a neolithic burial site.


Cashel Bir
Cashel Bir located on the slopes of Benbo has a megalithic tomb.


McClancy’s Castle
The ruins of this castle stand on an islet in Lough Melvin.

 INTERIORS

Parke’s Castle, Fivemile Bourne.
A 17th century fortified manor house, recently restored using Irish oak and traditional craftsmanship.

 URBAN

Manorhamilton
This town is built at the meeting of four mountain valleys in a scenic area surrounded by steep hillsides and narrow ravines.


Carrick-on-Shannon
Leitrim’s county town stands on a crossing of the Shannon just below Lough Key. This makes the town a base for angling and cruising. The town still has some Georgian houses and shopfronts. It has a modern marina. The towns most interesting building is Costello Chapel, one of the smallest in the world.


Dromahair
This is a neat village on the River Bonet, where the powerful O’Rourke clan had a palace. O’Rourke’s Table, a flat topped eminence, is located near the village.


Drunshambo
Situated near Lough Allen, is this lively town with a festival every July.


Ballinamore
In the library of this former coaching town is a heritage and folk museum and genealogical centre. The town is also a centre for angling and boating.

TOURIST OFFICES

The Marina, Carrick-on-Shannon.

078-20170

GARDAI/POLICE

Carrick-on-Shannon

078 20021

Manorhamilton

072 55014

Drumshambo

078 41002

Mohill

078 31002

HOSPITALS

Sigo General Hospital

071 71111

UTILITIES

ESB - Electricity Supply Board

Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon

078 20500

Waste Disposal

Joe McLoughlin Waste Disposal

Ardcolum, Drumshambo.

078 41103



FILMOGRAPHY - LEITRIM
 Film Name  Director  Year
-  Eye of the Storm  Joel Conroy  2002
-  Househunters  Martin Daneels  2004
-  John McGahern - A Private World  Pat Collins  2005
-  Mapmaker  Johnny Gogan  2001
-  Spirit  Ronan Gallagher  2005
-  The March  David Bickley  2004




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