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County Roscommon, Ireland
- Boyle (/ ˈbɔɪl /; Irish: Mainistir na Búille) is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county.
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Boyle is the birthplace of actress Maureen O'Sullivan (Jane in the Tarzan movies), writer Patrick Chapman, Suffragette and women's rights campaigner Margaret Cousins, physician Robert Cryan, and hometown of actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd.
Boyle is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2016 of 2568. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, two ruined abbeys, and water activities on the lough.
Robert Boyle FRS [2] (/ b ɔɪ l /; 25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish [3] natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method.
Top Things to Do in Boyle, County Roscommon: See Tripadvisor's 2,487 traveller reviews and photos of 20 things to do when in Boyle.
- How to Get to Boyle
- The Abbey
- King House
- The Pleasure Gardens
- The Farmers Market
- Eating Out
- Where to Stay
The town is easy to get to being on the Dublin to Sligo train line, and the public bus service stops here as well. By car it’s the N4 from Dublin or Sligo.
Boyle Abbeyseen on the photo above is the ruin of a 12th century monastery built here by the Cistercian order. It was the starting point for the town of Boyle that developed around it.
King House seen above was the manor house of the local aristocratic rulers of the area, the King family who amassed tens of thousands of acres of land. The house is an interactive museum run by the county council. The museum makes for a couple of hours of entertainment for the entire family.
Pleasure Gardens is the grand traditional name for what has become the towns’ park comprising a playground, tennis court, exercise equipment and a stretch of lawn with shrubs and trees along the river side just across the river from King House. Once upon a time the aristocratic King family used to stroll along here, now the place will make for an a...
Every Saturday there is a farmers market outside the gates of King House. You will find English traders, Germans and some Irish, too, all long time residents of the area who have brought their own cooking, baking and crafts to the town for a delicious West-of-Ireland-type blend of cultures. The market is small, but on a nice day you can prolong you...
There is a lovely coffee shop in front of King House run by the Una Bhán Tourism Cooperative, they do good lunches. The Stone House Cafe is a romantic spot by the riverside with home cooking and baking on offer. Some of the pubs serve so called ‘pub grub’ as in carvery meals. The Royal Hotel, once hub of the town, has closed down, unfortunately , b...
The town does not have a hostel and only has a couple of B and B’s: Kesh Corran (071 9662255) and Abbey House (071 9662385). There is a campsite in Lough Key Forest Park, about four miles from the town. A great option is to rent a self-catering house or cottage in the town itself or nearby. If you intend to be here for the Arts Festival, book well ...
Jun 1, 2013 · Built at the foot of the Curlew mountains, Boyle is surrounded by the "plains of Boyle". The surrounding scenery is pretty, rather than spectacular. It is a market town but...
The town of Boyle nestles at the foot of the Curlew Mountains, between Lough Gara and Lough Key. It is an area of great beauty and of immense historical and archaeological interest. Boyle has a long tradition as a thriving market town.
