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Town in County Leitrim, Ireland
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Manorhamilton is a town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland, 26 km east of Sligo. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it's the only town of any size in the north of the county, from Lough Allen to the Atlantic coast. This page therefore describes sights and amenities throughout this thinly-populated district, including the villages of Glenfarne, Kiltyclogher, Rossinver, Tullaghan, Glenade and Dromahair.
Modern self-catering accommodation in town centre, units have 3 bedrooms (sleep 5) so they're for family stays rather than couples. OstaW8 cafe and restaurant is on site.
Good value self-catering.
By road from Dublin follow M4 / N4 towards Carrick and Sligo, but at Drumsna cut across country on R299 / 280 via Leitrim village, west bank of Lough Allen, and Killargue.
Read in the guideThe bus can take you along N16 to Glenfarne, Manorhamilton itself, Glencar Lough for the waterfall, and Sligo.
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