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County Roscommon: Boyle

27th July 2018. Train from Dublin to Boyle (population 3,000) which is 170 kilometres from Dublin.

Boyle Abbey is a ruined Cistercian Abbey founded by St Malachy in 1218.

Town Square.

Town Hall.

Birthplace of actress Maureen O’Sullivan, actress known for being “Jane” in the Tarzan movies. She is mother of actress Mia Farrow. Her father was an officer in the Connaught Rangers.

Really nice bookshop.

Post Office.

King House.

Moylurg Inn and the Roscommon colours.

The centenary of the 1916 Rising.

The signage at the railway station. I took the train back to Dublin.

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