The Best Place to Shop in Athlone, The Midlands

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The Left Bank district is a jumble of lanes and small streets lined with pubs, antiques shops, bookstores, and one of the few surviving Irish bookbinders.

Bastion Gallery

Fodor's Choice

An Aladdin's cave of a place in which to browse, the funky Bastion Gallery sells quirky gifts, books, and toys. The owner, Katie McCay, designs and handcrafts jewelry designed with ogham, the first written form of Gaelic, sculpting words onto chains, pendants, and earrings. The shop opens in the afternoons from 12:30 to 6 pm.

Souvenirs Fodor's Choice
6 Bastion St., Athlone, Ireland
086-843–7802
www.thebastiongallery.com
Shopping Details
Closed Sun.–Wed., Nov.–Mar.; closed Sun.–Mon., Apr.–Oct.

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