Boyle, County Roscommon

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Boyle
Mainistir na Búille

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53°58′00″N 8°18′00″W / 53.9667, -8.3

Irish grid reference
G803019

Statistics

83 m

Population (2006)

2,522 ^[1]

Website: www.realboyle.com

Boyle (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. The renowned fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by. The population of the town was 2,522 in 2006.^[2]

Market Square, Boyle

1 Places of interest
2 Transport
3 People
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Places of interest

The Cistercian Monastery in Boyle, Boyle Abbey, was founded in the 12th century under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermotts. Though mutilated during the 17th and 18th centuries when it was used to accommodate a military garrison, Boyle Abbey is one of the best preserved structures of its type, and attracts many thousands of visitors per year. A restored gatehouse 16th/17th century vintage houses an exhibition. Guided tours are available. King House home to the King family has been fully restored and guided tours are available all year.

Boyle Abbey - restored Gatehouse, centre

[edit] Transport

Boyle railway station opened on 3 December 1862.^[3] Boyle lies on the railway line from Dublin to Sligo, and the N4 Dublin-Sligo main road skirts the town. The town is linked to the River Shannon navigation system via the Boyle canal, the River Boyle and Lough Key.