Tourist, travel & tour information, Roscommon, Ireland

Gleesons Bed and Breakfast Roscommon Competition

Gleeson's Townhouse & Restaurant is the Perfect Central Location for exploring the Midlands & the West. Roscommon is located in the heart of Ireland where traditional Irish hospitality is at its best. It is the county of castles and ancient kings, on a landscape of moorland, forest parks and water meadows. The River Shannon borders the east of the county and the River Suck the west, with Lough Key, Lough Gara & Lough Boderg to the North and Lough Ree to the east.

Roscommon Town is the capital of the county, rich in historical associations and containing many impressive buildings. Roscommon offers the visitor a wide range of shopping, restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, amenities and activities.

For sports enthusiasts Roscommon offers extensive walks, fishing, boating, and horse riding. For race goers, Roscommon Race Course hosts meetings in Summer and Autumn. Golfers can play a round at 3 excellent 18-hole golf courses in the region. The courses are located in Roscommon town, Athlone (15 miles) and Glasson (25 miles). There is long established 9-hole golf course in Stokestown (18 miles), and the long established and very popular 9-hole course in Castlerea (20 miles).

Gleeson's have special travel itineraries available at Reception. These are the perfect guide to seeing the delights and wonders of Roscommon town and county.

Roscommon Town Attractions:

County Museum and Tourist Office - Located beside Gleeson's featuring the unique "Star of David" window.
Roscommon Jail - Built in the early 18th Century was originally a jail, then lunatic asylum and later a private hospital. It has recently been developed into a residential / shopping complex.
Roscommon Castle - Located just outside the town, built in 1269 and now a national monument
Sacred Heart Church - Built at the turn of the 19th century the church by Italian artists, the church dominates the town with its 52m high spire.
Roscommon Abbey - Dominican Priory founded in 1253, and the burial place of the last High King of Ireland - Phelim O'Connor.
Roscommon Library - Built in 1783 is one of the most modern county libraries in the country; also know as the Old Infirmary.

In Roscommon County and surrounds there are many more attractions and historical sites.

In addition to these specific links, we have a huge collection of general Travel Links available.

Links

Edmar Bed and Breakfast, Williamstown, Galway

King House - Boyle, Co. Roscommon

Lough Key Forest Park - Boyle, Co. Roscommon

Strokestown Park House, Gardens, & Famine Museum, Strokestown, Roscommon.

Railway Museum - Castlerea, Co. Roscommon

Gleendeer Pet Farm - Drum, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Clonalis House - Castlerea Co. Roscommon

Claypipe Visitor Centre - Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon

Derryglad Folk Museum - Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon