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Macroom Castle Demesne

Macroom Castle Demesne, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  I discovered the castle by chance when I went for my photographic early morning stroll. I call it a stroll, because I never ever walk fast. When Macroom Castle was burnt (for the fourth time) during the War of Independence, 1916-22, Lady Ardilaun gave the remains of the... 

River Sullane

River Sullane, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  River Sullane runs past or maybe through Macroom. I discovered it whilst out and about early morning waiting for my travel companions to get done. A lovely morning stroll which I thoroughly enjoyed. 

BP Service Station

BP Service Station, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  i am not sure if this petrol station is still in working condition. It appealled to me, maybe because I worked for BP for 25 years, or maybe just because I love old things. 

Macroom Castle Gateway

Macroom Castle Gateway, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  The Gateway which is all that remains of Macroom Castle is interesting and in fact, the town were once owned by Admiral Sir William Penn, whose son founded Pennsylvania. There is a small museum with a collection of mainly folk material. A market town, there is a mart which... 

Townhall

Townhall, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  The townhall is a lovely old building, unfortunately I c ould not visit the inside. 

Staying connected

Staying connected, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  If you need to stay connected to family & friends back home, or just need to browse the internet for info regarding the area, then visit the Den. A very friendly guy runs the place and they are not too expensive. 

Briery Gap Culture Centre

Briery Gap Culture Centre, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  At the centre, they have quite a number of events happening throughout the year. Unfortunately we did not manage to see anything there as they were not having any production going on whilst we were there. 

Hotels  

Castle Hotel & Leisure Centre

 2 Reviews and 120 Opinions  We went here for dinner and I can tell you that the service was excellent and the food fantastic.... 

Hotels  

Macroom Hostel: Macroom Hostel

Macroom Hostel: Macroom Hostel, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  Not a very busy hostel during the week, but I do believe that over weekends they are packed with visitors from nearby towns. The room that we had was lovely and spacious with a nice bath room en-suite. Breakfast was included if you eat dry cereal. The cost was euro 17 pp.... 

Restaurants  

Granville's: Granville's

Granville's: Granville's, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  It came highly recommended to us, and I am sure that the food there are good, however it is not for the budget traveller. I found them very expensive for such a tiny village, no wonder there were no patrons inside when we got there. After giving the menu a quick once over,... 

Lynchs Cafe: Lynchs Cafe

Lynchs Cafe: Lynchs Cafe, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  At Lynch you can buy some lovely freshly baked breads or even get a nice sarmy 

Castle Hotel: Castle Hotel

Castle Hotel: Castle Hotel, Macroom

 mvtouring Says:  As we arrived late in Macroom, we missed the shops so decided that if we wanted supper we needed to go and eat out. The first restaurant that we went to, we found the service bad so we left and decided to go and try the hotel instead. Glad we did as our food was really nice... 

Old Triangle: nice food , just outside of town

Old Triangle: nice food , just outside of town, Macroom

 turas Says:  Had an evening meal there recently in the restauraunt section .(there is also excellent food available from the bar menu).Very nice decor, lighting, and a pleasant atmosphere all round.Staff also polite and efficient. duck was excellent.My friend had locally produced lamb... 

Granvilles: lovely ambiance

Granvilles: lovely ambiance, Macroom

 turas Says:  Nice food, well priced, meats fesh fish et.clovely ambience and polite staff 

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traffic on a friday

traffic on a friday, Macroom

 turas Says:  if you ever try to drive through macroom on a friday, perhaps heading to killarney, then dont do so from 4pm to 630 pm traffic is insane, and the town is choked up with lorries, buses cars e.t c town is due to be bypassed in the next number of years, which is long... 

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 Macroom was definately not on our plans, we were en-route to Killarney where we were going to stay for the next two days. As we entered Macroom, we decided that it might be a better option than going... 

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