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SHANNON
AND THE
MIDLANDS
CLARE LIMERICK TIPPERARY OFFALY WESTMEATH
guestrooms accommodation
FROM TIPPERARY IN THE SOUTH TO WESTMEATH IN THE HIGHLIGHTS:
pointofinterest activities & pastimes
NORTH, THEN ALONG THE COURSE OF THE RIVER SHANNON 17 MARCH: St. Patrick’s Day – various events and
dining dining & entertainment parades throughout the region
INTO COUNTY CLARE, SHANNON AND THE MIDLANDS ARE THE
publicbuilding places of interest 1-6 JUNE: Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
HEARTLAND OF IRELAND. EXPLORE THE BEAUTY AND VARIETY
shopping shopping 2-5 JUNE: Gordon Bennett International Classic Car
OF IRELAND’S LUSH COUNTRYSIDE FROM THE HISTORIC Run, Co. Laois
ATMOSPHERE OF THE ROCK OF CASHEL AND CLONMACNOISE 4-5 JUNE: National Country Fair, Emo Court, Portlaoise,
BLUE FLAG BEACHES Co. Laois
TO THE EXTRAORDINARY STONE LANDSCAPE OF THE BURREN.
County Clare* Doonbeg 10-18 JUNE: Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival
Ballyalla White Strand, CRUISE THE SHANNON-ERNE WATERWAY, FISH THE FLOWING
Ballycuggeran Miltown Milbay 29 JUNE – 2 JULY: Wexford Strawberry Festival
Bishopsquarter RIVERS OR SOAK IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE REGION’S MANY
Cappagh Pier, County 21-23 JULY: John F. Kennedy Dunbrody Festival, New Ross
Kilrush Westmeath* CASTLES, HISTORIC HOUSES AND ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
Fanore Lilliput, 4-6 AUGUST: Waterford Spraoi
Kilkee Lough Ennel
Lahinch Portnashangan, 11-20 AUGUST: Kilkenny Arts Festival
Mountshannon Lough Owel
Spanish Point The Cut, 11-20 AUGUST: Kilkenny Arts Festival
White Strand, Lough Erne
24-27 AUGUST: Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival, Co.
Waterford
*Please note these are 2006 Blue Flag
beaches/marinas. The 2007 awards will
16-30 SEPTEMBER: Waterford Fringe Festival
be announced in June 2007. Please see
www.blueflagireland.com for updated
information, maps and award criteria.
25 OCTOBER – 5 NOVEMBER: Wexford Festival Opera &
Wexford Festival Fringe
TOURIST OFFICE INFORMATION:
CLARE: Cliffs of Moher, Tel: (065) 708 1171; Ennis, Tel: (065) 682 8308; Shannon Airport, Tel: (061) 471664; Kilkee, Tel: (065) 905 6112; Killaloe, Tel: (061) 376866; Kilrush, Tel:
(065) 905 1577. LIMERICK: Adare, Tel: (061) 396855; Limerick City, Tel: (061) 317522. TIPPERARY: Cahir, Tel: (052) 41453; Carrick-on Suir, Tel: (051) 640200; Cashel, Tel: (062)
62511/61122; Clonmel, Tel: (052) 22960; Nenagh, Tel: (067) 31610. OFFALY: Birr, Tel: (057) 912 0110; Clonmacnoise, Tel: (090) 967 4134; Tullamore, Tel: (057) 935 2617.
WESTMEATH: Athlone, Tel: (090) 649 4630; Mullingar, Tel: (044) 934 8650.
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