House in County Galway
7 guests · 4 bedrooms · 2 baths
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About this house rental
Purpose built spacious self-catering bungalow with enclosed garden (an added bonus for parents of young children). Just 2km. from the River Shannon, perfect for a restful break enabling you to unwind and forget your busy schedule. For touring enthusiasts, it is ideally situated in the heart of Ireland with all locations reachable by daily excursions.
Banagher - a picturesque Riverside setting: Banagher uncrowded, rich in history and with a charm all of its own, nestles in the heart of Ireland. Built on the majestic River Shannon, the longest river in the British Isles, it's an ideal base for touring Ireland. It's main attractiveness is it's complete naturalness made up of beautiful rivers and boglands. A fisherman's paradise with the Rivers Shannon, Brosna, Lough Derg, Lough Allen and the Grand Canal. Offaly's unpolluted waters is home to all types of fish - salmon, perch, pike, brown trout, bream, eels, roach and rudd.
Local Attractions:: The Shannon and its tributaries provide opportunities for cruising, sailing, canoeing, fishing and birdwatching while mountains, eskers, bogs and farmland offer a variety of scenery for rambling, climbing, horseriding, cycling or driving. The area is unspoilt, the traffic moderate and most importantly, the people in the countryside, towns and villages are friendly.
For evening entertainment in both Banagher & Birr offers a wide selection of pubs and restaurants to suit all tastes and ages e.g. traditional and modern music pubs, fully licenced restaurants and fast food outlets or join the locals in a card game.
Main Tourist Attractions: The main tourist attractions in Offaly are:-
Clonmacnoise - A famous monastic site founded by St. Kieran in 584 A.D. Ireland's last High King Rory of Connor was buried here in 1198. The site contains a cathedral, eight church ruins, two round towers as well as high crosses, hundreds of monumental slabs and the remains of a castle. It is one of the world's most famous monastic sites.
Birr Castle Demesne - In the beautiful heritage town of Birr, famous for its Georgian architecture is one of Europe's finest ornamental gardens with exotic blooms and shrubs. It also features the world's tallest boxwood hedges and a giant telescope built in 1845.
Lough Boora Discovery Park - Nature lover's paradise with walking and cycling trails and a fairy trail for the younger children.
Victoria Lock & Meelick Weir - Built in 1843 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Also features a newly reconstructed pedestrian bridge over the River Shannon allowing you to watch the rapids as they flow underneath your feet.
Tullamore Dew Distillery Visitor Experience - Whiskey Tasting & guided tours.
Banagher - a picturesque Riverside setting: Banagher uncrowded, rich in history and with a charm all of its own, nestles in the heart of Ireland. Built on the majestic River Shannon, the longest river in the British Isles, it's an ideal base for touring Ireland. It's main attractiveness is it's complete naturalness made up of beautiful rivers and boglands. A fisherman's paradise with the Rivers Shannon, Brosna, Lough Derg, Lough Allen and the Grand Canal. Offaly's unpolluted waters is home to all types of fish - salmon, perch, pike, brown trout, bream, eels, roach and rudd.
Local Attractions:: The Shannon and its tributaries provide opportunities for cruising, sailing, canoeing, fishing and birdwatching while mountains, eskers, bogs and farmland offer a variety of scenery for rambling, climbing, horseriding, cycling or driving. The area is unspoilt, the traffic moderate and most importantly, the people in the countryside, towns and villages are friendly.
For evening entertainment in both Banagher & Birr offers a wide selection of pubs and restaurants to suit all tastes and ages e.g. traditional and modern music pubs, fully licenced restaurants and fast food outlets or join the locals in a card game.
Main Tourist Attractions: The main tourist attractions in Offaly are:-
Clonmacnoise - A famous monastic site founded by St. Kieran in 584 A.D. Ireland's last High King Rory of Connor was buried here in 1198. The site contains a cathedral, eight church ruins, two round towers as well as high crosses, hundreds of monumental slabs and the remains of a castle. It is one of the world's most famous monastic sites.
Birr Castle Demesne - In the beautiful heritage town of Birr, famous for its Georgian architecture is one of Europe's finest ornamental gardens with exotic blooms and shrubs. It also features the world's tallest boxwood hedges and a giant telescope built in 1845.
Lough Boora Discovery Park - Nature lover's paradise with walking and cycling trails and a fairy trail for the younger children.
Victoria Lock & Meelick Weir - Built in 1843 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Also features a newly reconstructed pedestrian bridge over the River Shannon allowing you to watch the rapids as they flow underneath your feet.
Tullamore Dew Distillery Visitor Experience - Whiskey Tasting & guided tours.
Amenities at Spacious four-bed property located in Banagher outside Birr.
Family friendly
Map of County Galway
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"From start to finish we were made to feel most welcome. Even on our morning walks the local drivers all waved and said good morning. We are from the UK and the US. This charming house provided us wit..."
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