Location: Listowel
Top Things to do in Listowel
Top 7 Budget-friendly Things to do in Listowel, Province of Munster
Listowel (/lɪsˈtoʊl/; Irish: Lios Tuathail, meaning "Tuathal's ringfort") is a Heritage town and a market town in County Kerry, Ireland, and is situated on the River Feale, 28 km (17 mi) from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,820 according to the CSO Census 2016.
Restaurants in Listowel
1. Lartigue Monorail
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5.0 based on 73 reviews
Visit our Monorail Train and Museum. Take a trip back in time and see what the Lartigue Monorail looked like this re-creation of the historical railway that ran from Listowel to Ballybunion between 1888 and 1924. Footage in our film is over 100 years old and gives an insight into the train long ago and then shows the re-making of the Train. Spend an hour or so altogether re-living the past!
2. John B. Keane's Pub
3. Olive Stack Gallery
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5.0 based on 24 reviews
The Olive Stack Gallery has been at the heart of the heritage town of Listowel for close to 20 years. The gallery features the work of painter and mosaic artist Olive Stack. The gallery hosts an Artists Residency Program and welcomes international artists to live and create in Lovely Listowel. A wonderful schedule of workshops takes place throughout the year with Olive and visiting painters and mosaic artists.
4. Listowel Castle
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4.5 based on 124 reviews
Reviewed By PamD440 - Mansfield, United Kingdom
Another of the many castles in Ireland sadly damaged by he English. In the centre of town next to the town square.
5. St. John's Art and Heritage Centre
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4.5 based on 28 reviews
6. Kerry Writer's Museum
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4.5 based on 34 reviews
Ignite your imagination and discover a dream world, a whole world of magic told by the Seanchaí – the bearer of Irish folklore. Embark on a journey set against the canvas of some of the greatest wordsmiths Ireland has ever seen. There will be mystery, there will be murder, there will be love, there will be comedy and then there will be more magic. No other part of Ireland has ever produced as many world-class writers and storytellers. Be immersed in the universes of John B. Keane (The Field), Bryan MacMahon, Brendan Kennelly, Maurice Walsh (The Quiet Man) and George Fitzmaurice in a dizzying swirl of words. At Kerry Writers Museum we celebrate their work and invite you to gaze through the windows of wonder to discover a wider and greater world. Follow the hare and find the elephant in the classroom. Let the Seanchaí hypnotise you and don’t let the shy singer distract you. Follow the hare and widen your world!
Reviewed By connermc22
The Kerry Writer's Museum is a wonderful site for exploring the great writers of North Kerry. The museum is beautifully worked out in a Georgian house, with individual rooms for each of the 5 great writers of this area: Bryan MacMahon, John B. Keane, Gabriel Fitzmaurice, Brendan Kennelly, and Maurice Walsh. Each room is interactive, filled with material objects, information, and literary material. The gift shop is a great bookstore and gift shop with all sorts of wonderful things. It's right next to Listowel Castle and nestled off the town square in Listowel, which is surely one of the loveliest towns in Ireland. Be sure to request the guided tour by one of the actors who really bring the literature to life. I bring my university students there every time I take them to Ireland. Not only is the literature of great importance, but the museum and its staff are incredibly helpful and attentive. Lots of great restaurants within 100 feet of the museum, and the Listowel Arms hotel is lovely. I highly recommend spending a few hours here on your travels through Ireland.
7. Garden of Europe
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