Roscrea
Ireland · Other
關於Roscrea
Roscrea (Irish Ros Cré, "Wood of Cré") is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022. It has several medieval buildings, notably the castle, and is also a good base for nearby sites across the county boundary in Offaly and Laois.
Roscrea旅遊指南
如何抵達
By road from Dublin follow N7, which at Naas becomes M7: stay on it to N62 the Roscrea turnoff. JJ Kavanagh Bus 735 runs every two hours from Dublin airport, city and Heuston Station, taking two hours via Kildare and Portlaoise, and continues west to Nenagh and Limerick. A Local Link bus also plies the section between Roscrea and Nenagh. BK (Bernard Kavanagh) Bus 812 runs twice M-Sa between Roscrea, Templemore, Thurles and Urlingford. The bus stop is in town centre. A branch railway line connects Limerick, Nenagh and Roscrea to the main line at Ballybrophy, for trains between Dublin Heuston and Cork. There are two trains M-Sa and one on Sunday, and travel time from Dublin is 90 min. 1 Roscrea railway station is 500 m north of town centre. No facilities to collect online tickets here.
當地交通
The town is easy enough to walk around. You need your own wheels for outlying accommodation and for sights in the nearby villages. No local taxi service.
必看景點
1 Roscrea Castle, Castle St E53 F652, ☏ +353 505 21850. Apr-Sep W-Su 10AM-5PM. The castle was built in the 13th century on the orders of King John to replace an earlier wooden structure. There's a courtyard enclosed by a curtain wall but no keep - the main bastion is the tower house at the north gate, and there are round towers at the southeast and southwest corners. The south wall has gone. In 1728 a large mansion in Queen Anne style, Damer House, was built within the castle. 1960s developers thought it would be cool if this was demolished and replaced by a bacon factory, but the campaign to save the house was successful. You see the interior by guided tour. Castle admission includes the nearby Black Mills. Adult €5, child €3, conc €4. (updated Apr 2025) Black Mills nearby on Church St is a restored watermill, included in the castle admission. Within is the original 12th-century St Cronan's High Cross. The Round Tower next to Black Mills was built around 1100. These distinctively Irish structures were bell towers for adjacent churches; they could serve as look-outs but were not primarily defensive. Roscrea's tower is only 20 m high: the top and conical cap were removed during 1798 "The Year of the French". Church Street nowadays cuts across the monastic site, and Tesco just behind doesn't do much for the ambiance. St Cronan's 12th-century Romanesque church survives only in the west gable on Church St, the rest was demolished in 1812 when the present Anglican church was built. There's also a replica of the High Cross, the original being within Black Mills. St Crónán of Roscrea was the 7th-century founder of the nearby abbey, where an 8th century monk called Dimma MacNathi produced a beautifully-illustrated copy of the Gospels. This Book of Dimma is nowadays part of the Book of Kells display in Trinity College Dublin. The present church is a product of the "First Fruits" initiative to build more Protestant churches in Ireland by the neat trick of taxing the Catholics
體驗活動
1 Roscrea Leisure Centre, Dublin Rd E53 XK80, ☏ +353 505 23822. M W F 7AM-9PM, Tu Th 9AM-9PM, Sa Su 10AM-6PM. Gym, weights, fitness classes, 25-m swimming pool with slides and kiddies and learner pools. (updated Apr 2025) 2 Roscrea Golf Club, Rackethall E53 ED65, ☏ +353 505 21130. White tees 5862 yards, par 71. 18 holes €35. (updated Apr 2025) 3 The Devil's Bit is a peak of 478 m (1570 ft) west of Templemore, and roughly equidistant from Roscrea, Thurles and Nenagh. It's usually climbed on its south side from the car park on R501. The legend goes that the devil took a bite out of it, broke his teeth, and spat out the lump which landed as the Rock of Cashel. The tower near the summit is a 19th-century folly. The large cross on the summit was erected in 1953-54. 4 Slieve Bloom Mountains (Sliabh Bladhma) form the boundary with County Laois, and Roscrea is a good base for hiking their southern parts.
購物
Aldi and Tesco are a block north of town centre. The shopping centre is opposite the castle, open M-Sa 9AM-6:30PM.
美食
The Gantly Way is within Supervalu supermarket, open Tu-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su 10AM-3PM. Fast food places are along Main St. 1 Fiacri House, Boolereagh Knock, Roscrea E53 XY46 (From town follow New Road, and good luck finding it amidst the bogs), ☏ +353 505 43017. Th-Sa 7-9PM. Cookery school with its own restaurant, so they're on their mettle to shine. (updated Apr 2025)
飲品與夜生活
Town centre pubs are Jack's Bar, Delahunty's, The Central and Lily O'Briens. Stand Bar is a short way east and Biddy's is south near the Abbey.
住宿
1 Slí Dála B&B, Dublin Rd, Roscrea E53 PD68, ☏ +353 86 880 1233. Friendly, clean, comfy B&B east of town. B&B double €120. (updated Apr 2025) Millpark House is a B&B on N62 two miles northwest of town. 2 Sreamstown Caravan Park, Streamstown E53 YX67, ☏ +353 505 21519. Small camping and caravan site on a dairy farm, clean and friendly. It's only open July-Aug and the two May holidays. Pitch €30. (updated Apr 2025)
順遊推薦
North to Birr, a Georgian small town with the remarkable "Leviathan" telescope. South through the market town of Thurles to Cashel, with its medieval religious complex teetering on a crag. West via Nenagh to Limerick, a miniature Dublin.
城市概覽改寫自 Wikipedia，旅遊指南來自Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。照片來自 Wikimedia Commons.