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County Roscommon

County Roscommon (Irish: Contae Ros Comáin) is situated in north west part of Midlands and has the geographical centre of Ireland. It's a quiet and mainly flat region mostly dominated by bog and pasture, noted for the quality of their cattle and sheep. Roscommon Town is home to a number of buildings and features of historical and archaeological significance including Roscommon Castle and Abbey and the Old Roscommon Gaol. The Boyle Town located in the northern part of County Roscommon has one of the best preserved Cistercian abbeys in Ireland, founded in the 12th century - Boyle Abbey and the restored Georgian Mansion from beginning of 18th century - King House. It's good base to explore attractions of this region like Curlew Mountains, Lough Key, Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery or the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara. The Strokestown located between Boyle and Roscommon is also worth to pay a visit. There is an 18th-century Georgian Palladian mansion preserved with its original furnishings surrounded by stunning park with the longest herbaceous border in Ireland. The Strokestown House is also home for The Irish National Famine Museum.

Interesting places in county Roscommon

Drumanone Portal Tomb

Drumanone Portal Tomb

Midlands Ireland | County Roscommon

Drumanone Portal Tomb is located nearby Sligo-Dublin railway line, about 3 km west of Boyle in County Roscommon, on the east end of Lower Lough Gara. This very well preserved Neolithic monument was excavated in 1954 and during the research, several cremations were found as well as a porcellanite axe-head which archaeologists believe came from axe quarry at t...   more info and photos

Arigna Mining Experience

Arigna Mining Experience

Midlands Ireland | County Roscommon

The Arigna Mining Experience Centre is located on the west side of Lough Allen in County Roscommon, 11 km northwest of Drumshanbo. The 45 minutes long guided tour, led by ex-miners, takes you not only to the journey through the mine but also through the miners' lives. This area has a rich mining history dating back to the beginning of the 17th century when ...   more info and photos

Boyle Abbey

Boyle Abbey

Midlands Ireland | County Roscommon

The well preserved Cistercian Abbey in Boyle, in County Roscommon, was founded in 1161 under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermotts and colonized by monks from Mellifont, County Louth. It was the first monastery of the Cistercian order in Connacht. It has the conventional cruciform plan, with a nave and aisles, a transept with four chapels...   more info and photos

Elphin Windmill

Elphin Windmill

Midlands Ireland | County Roscommon

Windmill in Elphin (County Roscommon) was built in1730s, by Edward Synge, the bishop of Elphin. It has been in use for about 100 years and served to the local community for griding the oats, wheat or barley into flour. It could be also used for milling the flax or corn. Sometime after the end of Napoleonic Wars (1815), when flour prices dropped down windmill...   more info and photos

Roscommon Castle

Roscommon Castle

Midlands Ireland | County Roscommon

Roscommon Castle is quite large ruin of Anglo-Norman castle located on a hillside, just outside the Roscommon town, in county Roscommon. The castle was erected on the orders of the Henry III king of England and work to begin in 1269. Due to constant attacks of Aedh O'Conor (son of FeiIim O'Conor, the Irish king of Connacht) building works were slowed down....   more info and photos