• A guided tour at Arigna Mining Experience
  • A traditional dining room at King House
  • Image of a serene lake in Roscommon on a summer day.
  • Aerial photograph of Roscommon Castle
  • Illustration of ancient structure at Rathcroghan in Roscommon

Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands

Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and its rural communities are as far away from fast-paced living as you can get.

With its rich mix of beautiful landscapes, rugged hills, soft bogs, peaceful lakes and vibrant townscapes, welcome to one of the most surprising and unspoilt parts of Ireland. Tap into the relaxed rhythm of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and uncover unexplored tracks and trails, beguiling Blueways, exciting waterside towns and picturesque rural villages.

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Here are just some suggestions for what you could see and do in the area:

  • Rathcroghan Visitor Centre

    Rathcroghan is one of the four major Royal Sites of Ireland and is known as a place of burial and ritual gatherings. The legendary leader and Warrior Queen of Connacht, Medb, is said to have had her palace here at Rathcroghan around the turn of the first century.

  • King House

    King House is a restored Georgian Mansion in Boyle, County Roscommon. It is a unique visitor centre that not only tells the story of this important house as a home to the King family and later a barracks to the Connaught Rangers, but also displays important cultural collections and Irish history exhibitions.

  • Arigna Mining Experience

    The Arigna Mining Experience is a unique community inspired initiative which records 400 years of mining history in the area. Ex miners will take you on a journey through a way of life, which has been so authentically reborn, through this amazing project.

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