Explore Rosturk in Ireland
Rosturk in the region of Connaught is a town in Ireland - some 147 mi or ( 237 km ) West of Dublin , the country's capital city .
Current time in Rosturk is now 04:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Derry, Belfast, Srahmore, Srahduggaun, and Sligo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Derry . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Rosturk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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St. Patrick's Day, 2010 - Kinvara.
The seaside village of Kinvara boasts a literary group which I started up some years ago and which continues today, and which invited several well-known Irish poets to read, among them Noel Monahan. I ..
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Rockfleet Castle
Rockfleet Castle, or Carraigahowley Castle, is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid sixteenth century, and is most famously associated with Gráinne O'Malley, the pirate queen and chieftain of the clan O’Malley. Rockfleet Castle has four floors and is over eighteen metres in height. It can be open to the public year round. If the huge doorhandle on the heavy wooden door cannot be opened, the key can be borrowed and returned to the nearby farm.
Located at 53.90 -9.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Clew Bay
Clew Bay is a natural ocean bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It contains Ireland's best example of sunken drumlins. According to tradition, there is an island in the bay for every day of the year. The bay is overlooked by Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain, and the Nephin Range mountains of North Mayo. Clare Island guards the entrance of the bay.
Located at 53.83 -9.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Burrishoole Friary
Burrishoole Friary was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland. Its ruin is a National Monument. Burrishoole Friary was founded in 1470 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter. It was built without the permission of the Pope. In 1486, the Pope instructed the Archbishop of Tuam to forgive the Friars. Richard de Burgo resigned his lordship in 1469 and entered the friary he had founded where he remained a friar until his death four years later.
Located at 53.90 -9.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Dorinish
Dorinish is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. It has colloquially been known as "Beatle Island" after Beatle John Lennon purchased the island in 1967 for £1,700. Previously used by sailing ships for its stones, the island became a place of peace for Lennon and his family. After his divorce from wife Cynthia, the island went unused until Lennon invited "King of the Hippies" Sid Rawle to establish a commune on the island in 1970.
Located at 53.81 -9.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Lough Feeagh
Lough Feeagh is a freshwater lough in County Mayo, Ireland. It is the largest of the lakes in the Burrishoole catchment, which consists of seven lakes and interconnecting rivers and streams. Lough Feeagh is one of the lakes observed and studied by the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON). Lough Feeagh drains into Lough Furnace, which then drains through the short Burrishoole Channel into Clew Bay in the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Ireland.
Located at 53.95 -9.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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