Leinster, Ireland · Europe
Ferbane is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Banagher, 12km from Clonmacnoise.
Ferbane is a town located in Leinster, Ireland. With a population of 1,165, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ferbane 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 Ferbane to your route.
Ferbane (; Irish: An Féar Bán) is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It is on the north bank of the River Brosna, between Birr and Athlone at the junction of the N62 and R436 roads, 20 km south of Athlone. The name of the town is said to come from the white bog cotton which grows in the surrounding Bog ofRead more
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Ireland's first milled-peat fired power station was commissioned by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) at Ferbane in 1957. Since the station's closure in 2001, the Shannon Development agency and the ESB have invested €1.4 million in a new business and technology park which opened in 2005.
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Ferbane is located in Leinster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.2694 latitude, -7.8269 longitude.
Ferbane has a population of approximately 1,165 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Monastic city founded by St Ciarán in 544 on an esker above a bend of the Shannon: two round towers, a cathedral, high crosses and hundreds of early Christian grave slabs. Once one of Europe's great centres of learning.
12 km · about 25 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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
April to October
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