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House in Ballymahon, Co Longford, Ireland
The House
The house is cosy, well appointed and maintained with private parking. It is located in a quiet rural setting within 3k of the small market town of Ballymahon https://ballymahontown.com/ in the centre of Ireland. It is surrounded by the Prime Amenity Area of Newcastle Woods with the River Inny flowing through it, popular for walking and cycling. Wildlife includes deer, badgers, pine martin,squirrels, several species of bats and on the odd occasion you can enjoy a fleeting glimpse of a Kingfisher exploring the river. The vegetation in the forest includes a wide variety of fungi.
Very good tourist map of County Longford
http://www.longfordtourism.ie/wp-content/uploads/map_of_county_longford.pdf
Handy references to our area are the Android and IOS smart phone apps:
Explore Longford
MidlandsIreland.ie
Ballymahon is well serviced with Restaurants, Supermarkets, Pharmacies, Butchers Hairdressers and other necessities. The larger towns of Athlone, Longford and Mullingar, can be reached in less than half an hour.
The cities of Dublin and Galway are just over an hour away and are also accessible by an excellent railway service
Center Parcs, the premier holiday destination, located nearby, plan to commence operations in mid summer 2019. Some of their facilities are accessible to the general public, please check with Center Parcs https://www.centerparcs.ie/
The wider area is a good location for cycling with multiple designated cycle tracks on quiet country roads but the real “Gem” is the Royal Canal with its excellent, newly surfaced tow path. The easterly direction will take you all the way to Dublin and in the opposite direction to the River Shannon which is the longest river in the British Isles, running through peaceful rural countryside with interesting bridges, wild flowers etc.
The river Inny flows within 200m of our house and is widely regarded as a popular grade 2 – 3 kayaking river. http://iww.ie/river_guide/river.php?id=309
A wide range of fishing activities are available from bank fishing on the river Inny and the Royal Canal (which is nearby), to the river Shannon, also lake fishing on Lough Ree, less than 10k from our home .
Close by, for the keen fly fisherman, there is a well stocked private lake with boat supplied for a surprisingly low fee.
http://fishinginireland.info/news/trout-reports/mount-dalton-trout-lake-fishing-well/
The quiet Heritage Village of Ardagh which is less than 10k away is well worth a visit
For those with a literary interest, Goldsmith, the Irish novelist, playwright and poet, best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766). His birthplace is at Pallas, the house is now in ruins and about 3k from our home.
A little further along this road is Abbeyshrule, a picturesque village located on the banks of the Royal Canal. It has won a gold medal winner for the National Tidy Towns Awards. The village also has an airfield which is a popular location for light aircraft enthusiasts and also offers flying tuition.
http://www.megalithicireland.com/Abbeyshrule,%20Longford.html
Just a few kilometres beyond Athlone is Clonmacnoise - an early Christian Monastic Settlement.
https://www.visitoffaly.ie/Places-to-Go/Clonmacnoise-Monastic-Site/
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Property
- Slaapkamers 4
- Aantal beschikbare slaapplaatsen 5
- Badkamers 2
- Woon oppervlakte m2
- Totale oppervlakte m2
Huisregels
- Kleine kinderen welkom Niet
- Huisdieren Welkom Niet
- Niet Roken Ja
- Verzorging Huisdieren Gewenst Niet
- Auto noodzakelijk Ja
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Buurt
About the neighborhood
Handy references to our area are the Android and IOS smart phone apps:
Explore Longford
MidlandsIreland.ie
Ballymahon is well serviced with Restaurants, Supermarkets, Pharmacies, Butchers Hairdressers and other necessities. The larger towns of Athlone, Longford and Mullingar, can be reached in less than half an hour.
The cities of Dublin and Galway are just over an hour away.
Center Parcs, a premier holiday destination chose to locate one of their operations in the Ballymahon area. http://www.centerparcs.co.uk/en-ie/villages/longford-forest. The Leinster Fleadh Cheoil (Provincial Irish Music Festival) will be held in Ballymahon from 14th July 2017 to 16th July 2017 It is a wonderful opportunity to be part of the celebration of Irish music and culture. http://www.longfordleader.ie/search?q=Leinster%20Fleadh
It is an excellent location for cycling with multiple designated cycle tracks on quiet country roads but the real “Gem” is the Royal Canal with its excellent, newly surfaced tow path, which in the easterly direction will take you all the way to Dublin and in the opposite direction to the River Shannon which is the longest river in the British Isles, running through peaceful rural countryside with interesting bridges, wild flowers etc.
The river Inny flows within 200m of our house and is widely regarded as a popular grade 2 – 3 kayaking river. http://iww.ie/river_guide/river.php?id=309
A wide range of fishing activities are available from bank fishing on the river Inny (which is nearby), to the river Shannon, also lake fishing on Lough Ree, less than 10k from this location .
Close by, for the keen fly fisherman, there is a well stocked private lake with boat supplied for a surprisingly low fee.
Just a few kilometres beyond Athlone is Clonmacnoise - an early Christian Monastic Settlement. http://www.megalithicireland.com/Abbeyshrule,%20Longford.html
For those with a literary interest, Goldsmith, the Irish novelist, playwright and poet, best known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766). His birthplace is at Pallas. The house is now in ruins and about 3k from our home.
A little further along this road is Abbeyshrule, a picturesque village located on the banks of the Royal Canal. It has won a gold medal winner for the National Tidy Towns Awards. The village also has an airfield which is a popular location for light aircraft enthusiasts and also offers flying tuition.
On occasions, our neighbours at Newcastle House Hotel, host vintage car, hot air balloons etc
Dichtstbijzijnde vliegveld: Dublin Airport
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Wenst autoruil 0
- Aantal fietsen 2
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Gebruik van boot 0
Belangrijke dingen van het huis
Belangrijke eigenschappen van het huis
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Mogelijke Bestemmingen
- Open voor alle aanbiedingen
- Great Britain
- France
- Germany
- Scotland, UK
Referenties
Nous avons passé un très bon séjour dans la maison de Franck et Mary qui sont des amis charmants, Elle est dans une petite ville en retrait de la circulation, avec beaucoup de verdure autour . Un peu loin de la côte pour les visites .
Aanbiedingen dichtbij
- 8
- 0
- 0
| Wenst autoruil: | Niet |
| Niet Roken: | Niet |
| Verzorging Huisdieren Gewenst: | Niet |
| DE |
- 6
- 1
- 0
| Wenst autoruil: | Ja |
| Niet Roken: | Ja |
| Verzorging Huisdieren Gewenst: | Niet |
| AU | US |
| US | CA |
- 6
- 2
- 2
| Wenst autoruil: | Ja |
| Niet Roken: | Ja |
| Verzorging Huisdieren Gewenst: | Ja |
| GB | IS |
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Deelnemer sinds
2005
- 10 Uitgevoerde Vakantieafspraken
My name is Frank and my wife’s name is Mary. We are both in our early seventies and retired. I was a Trainer with the National Training Authority in Industrial Automation and Mary has had a very varied career. We have two children, they are both married and live away from home, between them we have seven grandsons and one grandaughter. We are both lucky in that we share interests in reading, travel, walking, gardening, cycling and generally exploring places of interest. Our Labrador, ”Harvey” demands a lot of our time. We are also actively involved in the local community.
I am interested in computers and model engineering with a passion for military history.
We have already experienced ten exchanges and found the experience very rewarding, establishing a number of lasting friendships.
We appreciated the effort made by exchangers and were in turn gratified to find that our own efforts were acknowledged. Now that we are both retired we look forward to more frequent exchanges with the Great Britain and in particular France.
Mogelijke Bestemmingen
- Open voor alle aanbiedingen
- Great Britain
- France
- Germany
- Scotland, UK
