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Clonmacnoise & West Offaly Railway
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Right at the heart of Ireland’s  midlands, County Offaly is not only an ideal base for touring nearby counties, but it also offers an excellent mix of countryside, leisure activities, sightseeing opportunities, castles, abbeys, heritage centres and one of Ireland’s most important heritage sites – Clonmacnoise. 

 

Tullamore is a lively country town with stacks of restaurants, pubs, shops and character, while the small Georgian town of Birr has a wonderful Georgian atmosphere and contains the wonderful Birr Castle Demense and Historic Science Centre. 

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Map OFFALY DUBLIN KILDARE LAOIS LONGFORD LOUTH MEATH MONAGHAN OFFALY EAST WESTMEATH WICKLOW CAVAN ANTRIM ARMAGH DONEGAL DOWN FERMANAGH LONDONDERRY TYRONE CARLOW CLARE CORK GALWAY KERRY KILKENNY LEITRIM LIMERICK MAYO OFFALY WEST ROSCOMMON SLIGO TIPPERARY NORTH TIPPERARY SOUTH WATERFORD WEXFORD

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Did you know?

Though the exact centre of Ireland is often the subject of dispute, one of the supposed centres is Emmet Square in Birr, County Offaly.

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