Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Carrick-on-Shannon sits on the route: 25 minutes from Boyle, 39km from Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail.
Carrick-on-Shannon is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 3,980, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Carrick-on-Shannon sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Carrick-on-Shannon to your route.
Carrick-on-Shannon (Irish: Cora Droma Rúisc, meaning 'weir of the marshy ridge') is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to the town's main train station. As ofRead more
the 2022 census, the population of the town was 4,743. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The main part of the town, the County Leitrim part, is in the civil parish of Kiltoghert, which is in the barony of Leitrim, while Cortober, which is the County Roscommon side of the town, is in the civil parish of Killukin, in the barony of Boyle.
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Carrick-on-Shannon is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.9469 latitude, -8.0900 longitude.
Carrick-on-Shannon has a population of approximately 3,980 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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natural wonder
The 'Stairway to Heaven': a wooden boardwalk climbing across protected blanket bog to a 450-step staircase up Cuilcagh's ridge, with views over Fermanagh's lakelands. 7.5km each way from the Marlbank Road car park.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
53 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
Six-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
54 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
Pub on the west bank of the Shannon in Athlone trading since around 900 AD: Guinness World Records lists it as Ireland's oldest. Excavated wattle-and-daub walls and centuries of coins are displayed inside; sawdust still on the floor.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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