About Golfing

A range of local golf course include:

Headfort Golf Course, Kells. As well as being one of Ireland most scenic courses this 36 hole complex is listed in top ten Irish golf courses. Tel 046 9240146
Navan Golf Course (18 Hole golf course par 72) 6800 yards with large sand based greens Tel 046 9072888
Royal Tara, offers a mature 27-hole golf complex set in rolling parkland 046 9025508 www.royaltaragolfclub.com/
County Cavan Golf Club (18-hole, par 70 layout measures 5634m 049 4331541
Green fees for visitors range from €30-€50
Ballinlough Castle Golf Course, Clonmellon, 18 hole parkland golf course by the designer of Druids Glen. Tel 087 244 4892
Crover House Hotel, Mountnugent has a 9 hole course on Lough Sheelin 10 minutes drive from Glenboy Tel 049 8540206

Pitch and Putt is available in Oldcastle Town Park &
Clonmellon (15 minutes drive away)

About Scenery/Beauty Spots

Glenboy is a short drive from scenis slocations such as Lough Sheelin and Lough ramor and woodland walks in Mullaghmeen Forest covers 265 hectares and walks ranging from a mile to 13 miles magic in the autumn and carpet of bluebells in the Spring. It is the largest Beech plantation in Europe and formed part of Lord Buckinghamshire Irish estate and features a number of archaeological sites. Mullaghmeen is something of a hidden treasure with very little way of signposting!

About Tourist Board

A few minutes drive from Glenboy and visibile from the accommodation are Loughcrew cairns or sliabh na Caillighe (the witch's hills) are a group of Neolithic passage tombs dating to 3000BC. As well as offering stunning views of surrounding counties these magnificent ancient tombs are a must visit. A key to access Cairn T can be collected at Loughcrew gardens coffee shop. Guided tours are provide during the summer by the Office of Public Works. 01-6476000 to confirm dates and times. For details on all the cairns check out www.carrowkeel.com/sites/loughcrew/index.html

Glenboy is also ideally situated for exploring heritage and nature landmarks on the Meath Heritage Trail, Boyne Valley Drive etc. Oldcastle is also situated on the Tain Trail. This trail is 365 mile drive and cycling route along the route taken in the epic tale of An Tain Bó Cuailgne (the Cattle Raid of Cooley) by armies of the legendary Queen Maeve of Connaught in their efforts to capture Ulster's famous Brown Bull of Cooley.

Heritage and historical information is available from Kells Heritage Centre and Cavan County Museum in Ballyjamesduff, while the area offers a range of gardens and historic buildings open to the public including, Loughcrew Gardens,Tullynally Castle& Belvedere House.

South og Glenboy is Fore Abbey whose ancient spring well is associated with the 7th Century monk St Feicin with a later Benedictine monastery established by the Normans around 1200. Fore is famous for its 'seven wonders';
* The monastery in the bog
* The mill without a race
* The water that flows uphill
* The Tree that has three branches/ the tree that won’t burn
* The water that won’t boil
* The anchorite in a stone
* The stone/ lintel raised by St. Fechin’s prayers
After wondering at this magical mix of Christian and pagan symbolism check out what may be the smallest pub in Ireland, “The Seven Wonders”.

About History

A few minutes drive from Glenboy and visibile from the accommodation are Loughcrew cairns or sliabh na Caillighe (the witch's hills) are a group of Neolithic passage tombs dating to 3000BC. As well as offering stunning views of surrounding counties these magnificent ancient tombs are a must visit. A key to access Cairn T can be collected at Loughcrew gardens coffee shop. Guided tours are provide during the summer by the Office of Public Works. 01-6476000 to confirm dates and times. For details on all the cairns check out www.carrowkeel.com/sites/loughcrew/index.html

Glenboy is also ideally situated for exploring heritage and nature landmarks on the Meath Heritage Trail, Boyne Valley Drive etc. Oldcastle is also situated on the Tain Trail. This trail is 365 mile drive and cycling route along the route taken in the epic tale of An Tain Bó Cuailgne (the Cattle Raid of Cooley) by armies of the legendary Queen Maeve of Connaught in their efforts to capture Ulster's famous Brown Bull of Cooley.

Heritage and historical information is available from Kells Heritage Centre and Cavan County Museum in Ballyjamesduff, while the area offers a range of gardens and historic buildings open to the public including, Loughcrew Gardens,Tullynally Castle& Belvedere House.

South og Glenboy is Fore Abbey whose ancient spring well is associated with the 7th Century monk St Feicin with a later Benedictine monastery established by the Normans around 1200. Fore is famous for its 'seven wonders';
* The monastery in the bog
* The mill without a race
* The water that flows uphill
* The Tree that has three branches/ the tree that won’t burn
* The water that won’t boil
* The anchorite in a stone
* The stone/ lintel raised by St. Fechin’s prayers
After wondering at this magical mix of Christian and pagan symbolism check out what may be the smallest pub in Ireland, “The Seven Wonders”.