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1. Snooker |
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Chariot Snooker HallThe Square, Co. Offaly | |
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2. Mountaineering |
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Slieve Bloom Display CentreRoscrea Road, Co. OffalyOne vast environment park is how best to describe the Slieve Bloom Mountains with seventeen major valleys, numerous amenity areas and hundreds of kilometres of accessible forest tracks. These gentle rolling hills now form the biggest forestry cover in Ireland. And hills they really are rather than mountains, as the highest point, Ard Eirinn, rises just a little over 529m (1700 ft). All of the glens, walks and viewing points are easy to discover from the large scale Slieve Bloom map, available throughout the area. For the more energetic, a sign-posted Slieve Bloom Way walking route (31mls/50kms) circles the mountain range. STAGE 1: Glenbarrow to Monicknew about 12km (7.5miles) takes about 3.5 hours. STAGE 2: Monicknew to Glendine East about 13km (8 miles) takes almost 4.5 hours. STAGE 3: Glendine East to Forelacka about 17km (10.5miles) takes almost 5.5hours. STAGE 4: Forelacka to Glenkeen about 20km (12 miles) take 6 hours. STAGE 5: Glenkeen to Glenbarrow about 16km (10 miles) takes about 4.5 hours. | |
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3. Outdoor Pursuit Centres |
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Birr Outdoor Education CentreRoscrea Road, Co. OffalyBirr O.E.C. is approved by the Association for Adventure Sports and by Bord Failte. We run a wide range of courses. These include: Outdoor Education for schools and youth groups, Adventure Summer Camps, Team building/management Training, Language/Recreation Holidays, Adult and Continuing Education Courses. The activities available on our courses are: Canoeing, Camping, Sailing, Ecology, Hillwalking, Abseiling, Rockclimbing, Team Games, Orienteering, Gorge Walking, Boardsailing. We can organise specific skills training in Mountain Navigation, white Water Canoeing and Orienteering. | |
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4. Cycling |
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Ely O'Carroll Country Leisure PursuitsCo. OffalyCycling: Ely O'Carroll Country is perfect for the touring or casual cyclist, with its uncrowded and winding roads, small friendly villages, rolling countryside and intricate network of rural roads. From the Slieve Blooms in the east, to the River Shannon in the west, and from Clonmacnoise in the north to Roscrea in the south, Ely O'Carroll Country will keep the interest of all cyclists. Walking: Whether you prefer walking by river banks, through forest, along roadways or designated walking routes, you will find that Ely O'Carroll Country has a wide variety of walks to choose from . The towns of Birr and Roscrea each have a signposted walking tour and the Slieve Bloom Mountain park has many waymarked routes, including the National Slieve Bloom Walking Route. The Grand Canal Way offers an interesting walk alongside this historic canal. Angling: With the mighty River Shannon forming the western border and the little Brosna and Camcor Rivers flowing through its centre, Ely O'Carroll country is great angling country. Salmon, Trout, Pike, Bream, Tench, Rudd, Roach, Hybrids, Perch and Carp are all to be found in Ely's angling waters. Show me all the details for Ely O'Carroll Country Leisure Pursuits | |
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5. Golf |
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Castle Barna Golf CourseMr. Brian Flynn , Co. OffalyOne of the new generation of Irish golf courses, Castle Barna has a charm and quality which make it a delight to play. Many courses are attributed to the hand of man. Castle Barna, located in the quiet reaches of County Offaly (nine miles east of Tullamore) is basically the design of nature. The 6200 yards Par 72 course is laid out on 130 acres of rolling parkland where mature trees, natural water hazards and the terrain itself have been imaginatively utilised. They make an immediate and lasting appeal. Castle Barna has a beguiling mixture of charming and seriously challenging holes. Few who have had their nerve and accuracy tested on the tight par 3 which skirts the Grand canal will forget the experience. It's the kind of hole which, once you've played it, you can't wait to try again. There are many generous fairways on this carefully balanced lay-out. It is a golf course which responds perfectly to the needs of handicap golfers and scratch golfers alike… plenty of space to avoid the rough, but wayward drives can cost you dearly. Hospitality, warmth and friendliness are what characterise a round of golf at Castle Barna. When you come off the course the charming old-world clubhouse exudes its own welcoming atmosphere. Castle Barna affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland and Irish Ladies Golfing Union is, quite simply, one of the friendliest clubs in the whole of Ireland. New members, green fees and societies are most welcome at this vibrant young club. The course is one of those which encourages you to feel that all is well with life - and that your golf isn't bad either! | |
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6. Aeronautical Sports |
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Irish Parachute ClubThe Secretary , Drop Zone, Clonad, Co. Offaly | |
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7. Pitch & Putt |
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Tullamore Pitch 'n' Putt ClubTommy Brennan , Arden Road, Co. Offaly | |
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8. Equestrian Sports |
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Annaharvey FarmMr & Mrs Henry & Linda Deverell , Annaharvey, Co. OffalyCentral Heating, Single Rooms, Cots available, Working Farm, Non smoking house, Light meals and Table d'hote dinner available, Bicycle Hire, Horse Riding within 10kms, Golf within 10kms, Fishing facilities within 10kms | |
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9. Activity Centres |
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Annaharvey FarmMr & Mrs Henry & Linda Deverell , Annaharvey, Co. OffalyCentral Heating, Single Rooms, Cots available, Working Farm, Non smoking house, Light meals and Table d'hote dinner available, Bicycle Hire, Horse Riding within 10kms, Golf within 10kms, Fishing facilities within 10kms | |
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10. Leisure Centres |
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Pine LodgeMrs. Claudia Krygel , Ross Road, Co. OffalyCentral Heating, German Spoken, Horse Riding within 10kms, Golf within 10kms, Fishing facilities within 10kms, | |
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11. Activity Holidays |
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Walking in Offaly -The Grand Canal WayCo. OffalyGrand Canal Way - East Offaly Section During the 18th century there was great enthusiasm in Ireland for building canals. They were seen as aids to economic development, before the advent of railways and roads when transport was very difficult and a good navigation network was vital to trade and industrial development. In 1755 the Irish Parliament approved and grant-aided a scheme which became known as the Grand Canal. It was to follow a route from Dublin via Sallins and Tullamore to reach the Shannon near Banagher. The coming of the railways signalled the end of the golden age of canals in the late 1800s. During the Second World War when fuel was scarce, horse-drawn barges made a comeback as turf was transported from the midlands to Dublin. In 1986 The Office of Public Works assumed control of the canal with responsibility for the care and maintenance of the system as a public amenity. The Grand Canal is now being developed as a Long Walking Route from the River Liffey (Dublin) to the Shannon. The Offaly Section, involving over 64 kilometres of canal and traversing large tracts of bogland, enters the county near Edenderry and extends westwards through the towns and villages of Daingean, Tullamore, Rahan, Pollagh and Belmont to join the Shannon at Shannon Harbour. Show me all the details for Walking in Offaly -The Grand Canal Way | |
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