Drumshanbo Hotels & Information

Drumshanbo is a small town situated in the heart of County Leitrim, Ireland. Drumshanbo is surrounded by a scenic area of soft rolling hills, woodlands, lakes and the Sliabh an Iarann and Arigna mountains. It is a beautifully preserved traditional town with plenty of traditional pubs, shops and restaurants.

Drumshanbo is situated at the lower tip of Lough Allen, the third biggest lake on the Shannon. It is overlooked by Sliabh an Iarann, the iron mountain, which is approximately 585 metres high, with a history of iron being mined there for over 200 hundred years. Drumshanbo is tidy town in South Leitrim.

Drumshanbo has a growing population of over 700. However this peaks the third week of July when the town hosts the Joseph Mooney Summer School for Irish Music. This festival is now in its sixteenth year and attracts Irish music enthusiasts from all over the world. As the name suggests it is a memorial and tribute to the late Joe Mooney, County Councillor and townsman who did so much to promote the cause of Leitrim and his beloved town.

The An Tostal festival in June also has an emphasis on Irish music and culture. This was established nation-wide in the 1950?s by Bord Failte as a tourist promotion to encourage emigrants home. Drumshanbo is the only location in Ireland where it has survived into the twenty-first century.

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