Location: Carrick-on-Shannon
Top Things to do in Carrick-on-Shannon
7 Things to Do in Carrick-on-Shannon That You Shouldn't Miss
Carrick-on-Shannon (Irish: Cora Droma Rúisc, meaning "weir of the marshy ridge") is the county town of County Leitrim in the Republic of Ireland. It is the largest town in the county of Leitrim and the smallest main county town in the entire country. A smaller part of the town lies in County Roscommon. The population of the town was 5,931 in 2016. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The Leitrim part of the town is in the civil parish of Kiltogert which is in the ancient barony of Leitrim. For ecclesiastical purposes, the town is in the parish of Kiltoghert in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise A Church of Ireland church also lies close to the town centre.
Restaurants in Carrick-on-Shannon
1. Glencar Waterfall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 383 reviews
Reviewed By ie_hh - Santa Monica, California
Beautiful walk through the glen to see the waterfall. Good footpath up to waterfall, lots of steps to get up close. There’s a large car park and very clean rest rooms. Also a new cafe with a great outdoor play area for kids.
2. Costello Memorial Chapel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By LUXI - DUBLIN
This little church is fascinating and should not be missed. It's tiny. The smallest in Europe and second smallest in the world. The story of the church is a very romantic one. It's in Carrick on Shannon . It's across the road from Vittos restaurant.
3. Parke's Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 160 reviews
Reviewed By Aquinasduffy - Dublin, Ireland
At the time of visiting the courtyard was being renovated so that section was closed as was the tea rooms. But the good side was that entrance was free. It is a most beautiful castle overlooking Lough Gill.
4. Creevelea Friary
Overall Ratings
5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By ptravel20 - Pompano Beach, Florida
We were thrilled to finally visit the abbey where our relative was the Bishop. We actually found his tombstone even though it was greatly deteriorated. Very disappointed to hear that the Abbey (Friary) is now maintained by the Public works office.....what a shame. This could be a wonderful site to visit if the town would make the grounds more appealing.
5. The Dock Arts Centre
Overall Ratings
5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Ian W - Cork, Ireland
This is essentially an arts gallery but also is a performance space with a purpose-built 'black box'-type theatre downstairs and spacious gallery rooms upstairs. It also caters for various arts classes and has a very well-stocked shop selling local arts and crafts of a very high standard. There is also a good cafe onsite.
The Dock is a converted courthouse from the early 19th century and retains a number of original features which give the place great character.
Exhibitions run all year round and this is well worth spending an hour or two in to soak up a different kind of Irish culture.
Highly recommended.
6. Corracloona Megalithic Tomb
Overall Ratings
4 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Anthony W - Strangford
The picture is of Creevykeel court-tomb at Drumcliffe, county Sligo. Corracloona is of interest to the megalithomaniac because it is one of the few tombs in Ireland which not only retains its entrance- (or door-)stone, but has one pierced with a 'kennel-hole' for delivering offerings to (or listening to the voices of) the dead. Most of the containing cairn survives, with its revetment, and the site is also unique in offering a clear view of a section of The Black Pig's Dyke, a trans-Ulster earthwork dating from an early century of the Christian era.
7. Eagle's Rock
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Linerguy - Lawrenceburg, IN
On our way to Gleniff Horseshoe Drive, we saw signs for Eagle's Rock. While doing research for our trip I had read about it, but didn't really realize that it was so close to where we would be. From the main road just follow the signs. There's a small car park at the base of a gated gravel road that leads to the trails that go to the site. Just open the gate and head up and over. We walked for about 15 or 20 minutes before we turned around and headed back. As we were walking back, the owner of the land came by on an ATV, stopped, and chatted a bit. He made sure we knew that it was okay to walk on his land as far as we wanted. Super-nice guy.
Had we planned on this being a scheduled stop on our trip, we would have worked in enough time to walk all the way to the site itself. Be that as it may, it's still impressive...even from a distance.
