Ballinrobe Attractions
Ballinrobe (Baile an Rodhba, "Town of the Robe River) lies in the west of Ireland at the point where the N84 crosses the River Robe. To the west of the town is Lough Mask (good fishing), and beyond this the chain of the Partry Mountains, rising to their highest point in Benwee (2,206ft/672m). Ballinrobe is popular both as an angling center and a base from which to explore the surrounding area.
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Ballintubber Abbey
Founded in the early 13th C, the Ballintubber Abbey has functioned continuously as a place of worship until the present day.
Inishmaine Island
In Lough Mask, separated from the park of Lough Mask House by a narrow strip of water, lies the islet of Inishmaine, on which are the ruins of a small Augustinian friary (13th C., National Monument). The cruciform church has good carvings of animals and foliage.
Lough Mask (Lough Carra)
The road from Ballinrobe to Ballintubber (T40) winds along a narrow strip of land between the much-indented shores of Lough Mask and Lough Carra, which are linked by an underground stream. On an islet in the green waters of Lough Carra is a cairn marking the grave of the writer George Moore (1852-1933).
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