Ballymote

如何抵達

Trains from Dublin Connolly run every couple of hours and take 3 hours to Ballymote via Drumcondra, Maynooth, Mullingar, Longford, Dromod, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle, and continue to Sligo. See Irish Rail for timetables, fares and online tickets. 1 Ballymote station is 200 m west of main street. There are ticket machines and toilets, and step-free access to the sole platform. Intercity buses fly past on the main road and don't stop here. Local Link Bus 977 runs from Sligo to Ballymote (30 min), Gurteen and Castlerea, with 8 M-Sa, 3 on Sunday. See Transport for Ireland for timetables. By road from Dublin follow M4 / N4 past Boyle then branch west 7 km after Castlebaldwin, off the dual carriageway.

當地交通

You need wheels, the places of interest are scattered across the countryside with no public transport. Murtagh Cabs are on +353 71 918 9131.

必看景點

Ballymote Castle, Tubbercurry Rd (opposite railway station), ☏ +353 71 918 3992. Daily 9AM-5PM. Ivy-clad shell of an enclosure or "keepless" castle built circa 1300, probably by Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, "The Red Earl". It was smashed up several times and already in a poor way by 1600, and it was definitively wrecked in 1690 at the end of the Williamite Wars. The ruin is imposing but not safe to enter. Free. (updated Jun 2025) The Book of Ballymote was probably written at the castle in the 14th century. It's a compendium of early Irish legend and learning. The original is now held by the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin. It's not normally on display but 200 copies have been created and there may be a display copy in a library near you.

The Fighting 69th Monument is on Sligo Road R294 north of the railway station, at the entrance to town park. After the failed Young Irelander rebellion of 1848, several leaders escaped to the USA. From New York they campaigned for Irish independence, and organised Irish militia units which became adopted into the US Army, the bulk of them as the 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) in 1849. This regiment was heavily involved in the US Civil War and remains active, with over 250 years of battle honours. One notable general was Michael Corcoran, born in 1827 at Carrowkeel near Ballymote. In 1860 he faced court-martial for refusing to parade the regiment for the Prince of Wales' visit to New York. Charges were dropped because of his success in recruiting Irishmen to the Union cause, and he distinguished himself at the Battle of Bull Run and elsewhere. He was killed when thrown from his runaway horse in 1863, aged 36. The regiment's 1917 campaign in France was made into a film The Fighting 69th in 1940: the misfit hero Jerry Plunkett (played by James Cagney) is fictional but many other characters are real. In World War II the 69th served in the Pacific, culminating with Okinawa. In 2001 they were among the first responders to th

體驗活動

Golf: Tubbercurry GC is the nearest. Ballymote Golf Club has closed down. Ballymote Heritage Weekend is held over the August public holiday. James Morrison Festival is a traditional music weekend in Riverstown on the August public holiday.

購物

Kelly's SuperValu, Lord Edward St F56 XN60. Daily 8AM-9PM. Main store in town. (updated Jun 2025)

美食

Picnic Basket is a trad cafe and takeaway including Irish breakfast. Chillin’ Time Cafe has tea, coffee, scones, pastries and sandwiches. Sizzlers is an Indian takeaway.

飲品與夜生活

Doddy's Pub, O'Connell St, Ballymote F56 PV04, ☏ +353 71 918 3525. Daily noon-1AM. Good pub, friendly staff, big screen TV sports. (updated Jun 2025) Gormley's Corner House, O'Connell St F56 XY99. Good local pub, friendly staff, regular music (updated Jun 2025) White Hag Brewery is on the industrial park west of the railway station. They produce ale, beer, stout, IPA and lager. No tours, but they hold Hagstravaganza Beer Festival in August, pouring over 100 beers, stouts, ales and more from all over the world.

住宿

Coach House Hotel, Grattan St, Ballymote F56 NF85, ☏ +353 71 918 3111, [email protected]. Friendly comfy small hotel with good food. B&B double €140. (updated Jun 2025) Millhouse is a pleasant B&B south of town centre on Wolfe Tone St. 1 Temple House, Temple House Demesne, Ballinacarrow F56 NN50, ☏ +353 87 997 6045. Splendid Georgian mansion re-designed in 1864, so expect much Victoriana. It's in a 1000-acre estate looking onto a 13th-century lakeside castle of the Knights Templar. It's now only rented on an exclusive basis for wedding parties and the like. (updated Jun 2025) 2 Coopershill, Riverstown F52 EC52, ☏ +353 86 318 2028, [email protected]. Sumptuous Georgian country house hotel, now only available for exclusive rental by groups. (updated Jun 2025) 3 Gyreum eco-lodge is not taking bookings in 2025.

順遊推薦

Sligo town is the obvious base for the north of the county. It's near prehistoric Carrowmore, louring Benbulbin, and Lough Gill which contains the Lake Isle of Innisfree. Boyle in County Roscommon is an alternate base for the south end of County Sligo.