Athlone Thorntree forum

Athlone forum

Create a new thread

1
2
3
Next

Showing 1-25 of 59 results

Recent posts

RE: Shannon to Carrickmacross

by lolsmcelroy 12 May 2012

hey, i regularly travel to Shannon from Tyrone and go through Monaghan. The route I go is after Shannon take the motorway and you will…
RE: Cape Town Dining

by Ghalied 06 May 2012

Addis in Cape I can't recommend (great decor, blah food) and also I would do Zorina's in Bree Street (for lunch - try the chicken salomie).…
RE: getting around Southern Ireland

by markfawkner 02 May 2012

There is lots of accom available in The Burren which is a large area with surrounds the CoM but in terms of the CoM, as it is widely regarde…
RE: Volunteering in Cape Town

by braaiseason 27 March 2012

How about Backpackers in CT then you can get the train to Athlone.
Volunteering in Cape Town

by kmason2 25 March 2012

Hi, I am from London and looking to go to Cape Town for three months either from October this year or January next year. I have already…
Re: Day Trips in Ireland

by Miconew 09 March 2012

What you have in mind will require a hire car. If you are travelling from the South West of England (e.g. Glastonbury/Bath) then your…
RE: Need some help in Galway and comments on rest of trip

by annabrinks1 08 March 2012

I'd happily stay in Galway for three nights. You could spend one full day on a trip to the aran islands, one day in the city and one day…
Need some help in Galway and comments on rest of trip

by malkor19 08 March 2012

Hello again :) We are narrowing down our plans for the trip (12 days/ 10 night Honeymoon) and just have a couple blanks. We fly in…
RE: Free travel in Ireland

by markfawkner 23 February 2012

Trust me. You don't need to go looking on TT for that kind of thing. It is just kinda there. All over the shop. I'll keep the eyes peele…
RE: Galway to Dublin ..must see's ?

by markfawkner 20 February 2012

Athlone Castle (I have read, would be worthwhile checking online) is closed for renovations or such. As for Sean's Bar, well it atleast…
RE: Galway to Dublin ..must see's ?

by stiofan75 19 February 2012

Fáilte Celtic kin! Clonmacnoise is worth checking out en route to Dublin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonmacnoise and of course the…
Galway to Dublin ..must see's ?

by highstreet99 17 February 2012

Travelling from Galway to Dublin late April...(Having previously stayed over from Cork to Galway area.)...is there any places to see (…
RE: TGIF

by markfawkner 10 February 2012

I'm off to Wineport near Athlone. Google. Weep puny humans! Bwwwaahahahahahaha!
RE: Ireland backpacking help!

by finn_nl 08 January 2012

My advice would be to take a train for a long distance (ie West of Ireland to Dublin) and buses for other travel. That said, I am someone…
Re: The oldest pub in England

by extragon 10 December 2011

Never heard of Sean's tenth century bar so I looked it up. Of course it had to be a joke. [http://www.irelandlogue.com/craic/seans-bar-no…
RE: The oldest pub in England

by markfawkner 07 December 2011

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, St Albans, Hertfordshire would be the best empirical guess as the oldest pub in Britian (so excluding in theory…
Re: malaria problems

by donalryan2001 05 November 2011

Hi Barbara, I'm heading over for a few weeks to Ethiopia in febuary. I just went to my local health nurse in Athlone and she went through…
RE: ,

by seaneendubh 13 October 2011

stiofan, as an Athlone man, I can reassure you that Seans Bar is the oldest pub in Ireland at this time. Radiocarbon dating by TCD proves…
RE: ,

by stiofan75 10 October 2011

Isalomon, Sorry my friend but Athlone (garrison towns are best avoided) is not a great town and Seáns bar is not the oldest bar in Ireland.…
Re: ,

by lsalomon 10 October 2011

This isn't so useful for your coastline preference, but if you're driving around anyway I'd recommend the Midlands. For an interesting…
RE: Are Google Maps to be trusted with times for driving in Ireland and England

by markfawkner 04 July 2011

[AA routeplanner|http://www2.aaireland.ie/routes_beta/] for Ireland is pretty accurate for motorways but once you hit the smaller roads…
RE: Is this itinerary feasible?

by markfawkner 07 June 2011

Your plan sounds good. You might be pushing the travel thing a bit much and trying to do too much but I think you should be okay. I think…
Re: Wicklow to Galway by car- cool stopping points between?

by globetrotttt 17 April 2011

It's just the day we have. We're headed for Galway for the day/night, then in the morning, we're off to Inis Mor. I saw The Burren...…
RE: Spending next week in Athelone, suggestions?

by yofletch 07 March 2011

Do you mean Athlone on the river shannon ? take the train ( IRISHRAIL.IE ) take the bus ( BUSEIREANN.IE ) to Galway and Dublin both citie…
RE: Itinerary Feedback

by Peasantwench 07 February 2011

Sorry - came home and forgot. So, super belatedly... Day 1 - arrive in Belfast from Scotland via ferry, Black Cab tour Day 2 - day trip…