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The Midlands

The Midlands Travel Guide

Irish schoolchildren were once taught to think of their country as a saucer, with mountains edging the rim and a dip in the middle. The dip is the Midlands—or the Lakelands, as it's sometimes referred to—and this often-overlooked region comprises nine counties: Cavan, Laois (pronounced leash), Westmeath, Longford, Offaly, Roscommon, Monaghan, Leitrim, and Tipperary. Ask people from other parts of Ireland what the purpose of the Midlands is and they will jest that the region exists simply to hold the rest of the country together. More »

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Getting Around

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Places to Explore

Abbeyleix
Athlone
Banagher
Birr
Castlepollard
Cavan
Clonmacnoise

Fore
Longford Town
Mullingar
Portarlington
Portlaoise
Roscrea
Tullamore

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