Shannon Things To Do

Music & Culture
The Shannon region is one of the finest in Ireland in terms of traditional music. The Pubs Programme features over 100 pubs with free live entertainment. The region also offers traditional dance, classical concerts, live music venues, theatre, storytelling, poetry readings, medieval entertainment and even greyhound racing! Venues like the Glor Irish Music Centre in Ennis are at the forefront of an exceptionally healthy theatre and music scene. Festivals feature poetry, storytelling, crafts, arts, Christmas and fringe performance.

Eating & Drinking
Pubs are the quintessential Shannon nightlife experience. The Shannon region is noted for friendly, atmospheric pubs with live traditional music, song and dance. Dining in the Shannon region includes romantic quality restaurants, luxury hotels and ever-popular banquets and medieval feasts in castles like Bunratty, Knappogue and Dunguaire. For late-night clubs head for larger towns like Limerick and Ennis. Limerick has a growing reputation for live music, theatre and nightlife.

Sightseeing
Outstanding castles and manor houses. Visit ornate 19th century Clonalis House, 17th century Portumna Castle on Lough Derg, and the superb 12th century Cistercian Boyle Abbey. Other Shannon sights include 13th century Athlone Castle and the wonderfully atmospheric monastic sites of Clonmacnoise and Holy Island on Lough Derg. Children will love the medieval atmosphere at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. Shannon attractions also include the Battle of Aughrim Interpretative Centre and top quality glassware at Cavan Crystal Craft & Design. Shannon museums include the Foynes Flying Boat Museum and the Hunt Museum in Limerick City. The latter contains works by DaVinci, Yeats, Renoir and Picasso.

Touring
The Shannon region offers fabulous scenery in every direction. Discover beautiful Lough Derg, the rugged Burren plateau, the Shannon Estuary and the wonderful unspoilt beaches on the Atlantic coastline of the West Clare Peninsula. Explore the cave of Aillwee and tour the Blackwater Bog on the Clonmacnois and West Offaly Railway. The Cliffs of Moher are among the finest in Europe. Beautiful countryside in the Golden Vale, Ballyhoura Mountain and the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Heritage villages and towns are dotted around the region. Or take the ferry to the stunning Aran Islands.

Sport & Activities
With so much fabulous scenery on hand there are countless opportunities for rewarding walking and cycling. The region has wonderfully quiet roads, peaceful short walks, excellent nature trails and forest paths, and renowned long-distance walking trails and cycle routes. Lough Derg and the River Shannon offer enjoyable boating, cruising, watersports and angling. Popular dolphin watching trips on the Shannon Estuary. Outstanding bird watching and flora around the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and the Cabragh Wetlands. The Shannon region is famous for its world-class golf courses.

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