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Garadice Lake is located 8km east of Ballinamore and covers an
area of 389 hectares. Much of the lake is in the region of 5m in
depth but there are some deeper areas up to 20m.
Glenview Folk Museum is a
private collection of over three thousand antique,
historical and novel items from pre-famine Ireland.
There is an impressive array of farmyard equipment,
including a collection of horse-drawn machinery and a
thrasher. A street scene has a number of reconstructed
shops and a pub. A large set of tradesmen's tools are
on display, showing the skill and ingenuity of pat
owners, along with a varied collection of household
items such as butter making equipment, lamps,
furniture and utensils. Other memorabilia can also be
seen in a collection which includes coins, ledgers,
registers, posters, newspapers and papers. Wheelchair
friendly. Kinlough Folk Museum
The Folk museum contains an old style public
bar which is in its original form and has not been
altered. The bar is unique, featuring a long counter
with a lift-up hatch. Old bottles adorn the shelves
and the kitchen with its open fire, settle bed, and
assortment of delph and kitchen utensils conjures up
an atmosphere of those bygone days when the fire
really was the heart and engine of the house. The
museum also contains display room featuring newspaper
cuttings, farm implements, etc.
Jamestown Gate - Jamestown was founded by Sir Charles Coote in 1625 and was
occupied by O'Rourke in 1642. Little remains of the town wall
except the old town gate through which the modern Dublin-Sligo
road passes, and which had its arch removed in the 1970s.
A stone cross over a small gate, on the right of the gate
leads to the ruin of a Franciscan friary of the convent of the
Friars' Minor. A synod held here in 1650 repudiated the Marquis of
Dromod, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and excommunicated his
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