SPACIOUS, COMFORTABLE
LIVING ROOM

THE ACCOMMODATION: Noreen’s Town House occupies a prime location on Main Street, in Killaloe, eastern County Clare, Ireland. The small three-story house is set shoulder-to-shoulder with other similar residences near the top of the hillside town. Its ground floor includes a spacious living room/dining room (with gas fireplace and color TV), and a fully-appointed kitchen (fridge, range/oven, microwave, dishwasher) with adjoining laundry area (with washer and dryer). The second floor has a bedroom with a double bed and a single bed plus a full bathroom with tub/shower. The third floor is occupied by a full-

sized attic bedroom (normal ceiling heights, but skylight windows) with a double bed and a single bed plus a bathroom. The house has gas central heat. Off the kitchen is a secluded patio furnished with table and chairs. The house is ideal for a family of 4-6 persons or two couples.

ONE OF TWO TRIPLE BEDROOMS.
EACH HAS ITS OWN FULL BATHROOM

BRENDAN GRACE'S PUB — ONE OF
SEVERAL PUBS & RESTAURANTS WITHIN
3 MINUTES WALKING DISTANCE OF NOREEN'S TOWN HOUSE, KILLALOE.

THE SETTING: Killaloe is a growing town of more than 1,000 population that traces its origins to the 7th century St. Lua whose monastery occupied an island in the Shannon River by the present day town. When Killaloe’s most famous son Brian Ború became High King in 1002, little Killaloe became the capital of Ireland.
        Noreen’s Town House is perched near the top of Main Street among the colorful residences, shops, pubs, and restaurants that dominate this attractive part of the historic Heritage Town of Killaloe.

         Parking for the house is less than 100 yards away on the town square by St. Flannan’s Church. (The church grounds contain the 1,000-year-old St. Lua’s Oratory.) Also on the town square is Heany’s Market, ideal for all your normal grocery needs. Two minutes walk from the house is Killaloe’s new Convent Hill Shopping Centre, with its Super Value supermarket. Across the street from Noreen’s Town House is a lively restaurant/pub owned by the internationally famed Irish comedian Brendan Grace. Other houses, shops, restaurants and pubs line Main Street as it descends steeply to the still-used

HEANY'S MARKET IS ONE OF MANY KILLALOE SHOPS WITHIN 3 MINUTES MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE OF NOREEN'S TOWN HOUSE.

BALLINA, COUNTY TIPPERARY,
CONNECTED WITH KILLALOE BY
A HISTORIC ARCHED BRIDGE
ACROSS THE RIVER SHANNON.

13th century St. Flannan’s Cathedral on the Shannon River at the base of town.
        Twinned forever with Killaloe is the similarly sized town of Ballina (Co. Tipperary) that is connected to Killaloe by a historic, narrow, multiple arched stone bridge across the Shannon. This crossing is the first bridge south of Lough Derg, the scenic 20-mile-long lake through which the Shannon runs on its way from the north of Ireland south and west to the Atlantic Ocean. Like Killaloe, Ballina offers numerous restaurants and pubs.

THE LOCATION: Killaloe is a gateway town for three Central Ireland counties: Clare, Tipperary, and Limerick. All three counties offer a variety of scenery and excellent touring potential. Eastern County Clare is mountainous. Its western edge is famed for its convoluted Atlantic coastline of dunes and sea cliffs including the Cliffs of Moher. In between is the mysterious rocky zone called the Burren. Clare’s southern border lines the Shannon Estuary and includes Shannon International Airport, just 20 miles from Killaloe.
          County Limerick is largely agricultural, but centers around Ireland’s fourth largest

LOUGH DERG — CENTRAL IRELAND'S
GREAT LAKE EXTENDS NORTH FROM KILLALOE AND BALLINA.

city, Limerick, with its medieval King John’s Castle and associations with Angela’s Ashes. Co. Limerick also is home to Adare village with its 3 ancient churches, castle, resort golf course, and row of lovely, pastel thatched cottages.
        County Tipperary invites exploration of it prosperous, green dairy land, scenic mountains, and the interesting eastern shore of Lough Derg. Tipperary is very much of the center of the Republic of Ireland, and has many historic sites worth visiting, none better known than the medieval fortress cathedral, the Rock of Cashel.
       Together the three counties make up the heart of Central Ireland’s Shannon Region. Here are classic Irish villages and towns, like Lahinch, Ennis, Nenagh, Garrykennedy, Dromineer, Puckane, and Terryglass. Here, too is great walking and great cycling, along the Lough Derg Way and the Lough Derg Cycle Route.
 

THE HOSTS: The friendly owners/hosts, Noreen and Alan, meet you upon arrival and explain the workings of the cottage and the Killaloe town. They reside nearby to Killaloe and are normally available for questions or if problems arise during your visit. Noreen works part time at the Killaloe Heritage Centre tourist information office on the Killaloe/Ballina bridge and is a wealth of information about the history and pre-history of Ireland, as well as modern visitor interests in touring and other activities.
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NOREEN AT KILLALOE HERITAGE CENTRE

ACTIVITIES: Because of their location on the Shannon at the southern end of Lough Derg, Killaloe/Ballina offer sailing, cruising, and fishing opportunities. The riverside/canal area also offers a setting ideal for strolling, picnics, and, when the Irish summer permits, swimming. Killaloe is an ideal location for touring throughout the heart of Central Ireland and, further afield, throughout most of the Republic of Ireland.
        Outdoors enthusiasts — walkers, cyclists, anglers, and hikers — will find much to keep them busy in Central Ireland. Golfers, too, will enjoy the

ONE OF MANY POPULAR RESTAURANTS
IN THE TWIN TOWNS OF KILLALOE
AND BALLINA.

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