Outdoor Attractions in Tullamore

Grand Canal Report an error with this listing

The southernmost of a pair of canals that connect Dublin, in the east of the country, with the River Shannon in the west, the two canals nearly encircling Dublin's inner city. The last cargo barge passed through the Grand Canal in 1960.

Work on the canal began in 1757. The Grand Canal begins at the River Liffey in Grand Canal Dock and continues through to the River Shannon with various branches, including a link to the River Barrow waterway at Athy

Co. Dublin

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Leap Castle Report an error with this listing

Built in 1250 by the O'Bannon family.

Many people were imprisoned and executed in the castle, and it is supposedly haunted by several spectres, the most terrifying of these beings is a small hunched creature whose apparition is said to be accompanied by a rotting stench of a decomposing corpse and the smell of sulphur.

Since 1991, the castle has been privately owned by Sean Ryan, who is undertaking restoration work.

4 miles from Roscrea - R421, Co. Tipperary

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Sculpture in the Parklands Report an error with this listing

The magnificent wetlands and wildlife wilderness of Lough Boora now host some of the most innovative land and environmental sculptures in Ireland. The artists, inspired by the rich natural and industrial legacy of the bog lands, have created a series of large-scale sculptures that are now part of the Parklands permanent collection.

Lough Boora Parklands, Co. Offaly

087 696 3779

Bog of Allen Report an error with this listing

A large peat bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers Liffey and Shannon. The Irish Peatland Conservation Council describes the bog as "an important area of peatland, as much a part of Irish natural heritage as the Book of Kells".

County Offaly, County Meath, County Laois, County, Co. Kildare

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Tullamore Pitch & Putt Club Report an error with this listing

Arden, Tullamore, Co. Offaly

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