| Leitrim
County Leitrim extends for
over 50 miles from the County Longford border to Donegal Bay,
where it has a coastline of two and a half
miles. Leitrim is a county of fine lake and mountain scenery and
boasts good angling waters with many attractions for the climber,
walker and cyclist.
One
of Ireland's least populated counties, the tiny capital county
town of Carrick-on-Shannon has become a thriving tourist
centre.
The town's location on a tight bend on the river Shannon has
made it a popular centre for boating. The newly opened Shannon-Erne
waterway
is a labyrinthine system of rivers and lakes passing through
unspoilt border country from Leitrim to Fermanagh.
The wonderful Victorian brick canal with it's 34 bridges and
state-of-the-art technology which open the 16 locks was completed
in 1993.
Wherever you are in the county, you are sure of a genuine welcome
and perhaps an invitation to join in the music, song and dance,
so characteristic of the area.
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