Category Archives: days out in Longford

Knights & Conquests

Experience a time of Knights & Conquests in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands. Don the clothes of our Norman ancestors and walk on an interactive journey through time. See what it feels like to be a king or queen in your own game of thrones. Have a fun and unique experience with your family and friends. Knights & Conquests Dublin St. Rathcronan

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County Longford Golf Club

Co. Longford Golf Club was founded in 1894 and has been warmly welcoming visitors ever since. The golf club is located on the outskirts of Longford town on the Dublin Road (R393) and is a little over an hour from Dublin. The course which was totally redesigned in May 2005, is now one of the finest, mature parkland courses in

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Centre Parcs

The first Centre Parcs resort in Ireland offers everything you would expect from a quality, family break. Surrounded by up to 400 acres of trees, wildlife and natural landscapes, there’s plenty of space to be explored.  Get together and try something new, with a wide choice of activities to choose from. Whether you are a creative crafter or an adrenaline junkie, there’s something

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St Mel’s Cathedral

The Cathedral is named in honour of St. Mel, who died around the year 487/488, a contemporary of St. Patrick, and first Bishop of Ardagh. The foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid on 19 May, 1840 by Bishop O’Higgins, just before the start of the Great Famine which was to cause so much misery and death over the following

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Longford Megabowl

Entertainment for all the family at Longford Megabowl. Choose from bowling, soft play, quasar, virtual reality, pool and arcade. Hot food served at weekends. A popular birthday party venue in Longford. Longford Megabowl Athlone Road Longford Tel : 043-3347643 Email : megabowllongford@gmail.com Visit Web Site

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Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre

The centre interprets an Iron Age bog road that was built in the year 148 B.C. across the boglands of Longford, close to the River Shannon. The oak road is the largest of its kind to have been uncovered in Europe and was excavated by Professor Barry Raftery of University College Dublin. Inside the interpretive centre, an eighteen-metre stretch of

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Ballinamuck Visitors Centre

Ballinamuck Battlefield 1798 Visitors Centre in the village of Ballinamuck is located in the middle of the site of a battle fought on 8th September 1798. It was the last pitched battle on Irish soil and was one of the final episodes in the 1798 Rebellion. The Garden of Remembrance in the centre of Ballinamuck commemorates those who died in

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Center Parcs reveals proposed plans for €200m holiday village in Ireland

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Center Parcs today unveiled a full preview of the proposed plans for its sixth village, Center Parcs Longford Forest in Ireland. The €200m development will be located on a 375 acre site at Newcastle Wood, five kilometres from Ballymahon in County Longford. The holiday village will create approximately 750 jobs during construction and employ up to 1,000 people in permanent

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Center Parcs Longford

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April 02, 2015 Center Parcs Longford will be the name of a new holiday village coming to the Irish market. Center Parcs – a leader in the UK family short break market, has announced plans to develop a holiday village at Newcastle Wood, five kilometres from Ballymahon, County Longford, and 21 kilometres from junction 9 (Athlone) of the M6 motorway

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