...If you are thinking of taking a holiday this year why not consider coming to visit us in Terryglass, an award winning village on the shores of Lough Derg the largest lake on the Shannon River....
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There are many attractions in the village itself including two outstanding pubs, the award winning Paddy's Bar and The Derg Inn which is renowned for its gourmet cuisine. People come from far and wide to visit The Old Church Craft Shop which is approached through a beautiful cottage garden. The marina, a short stroll away was extended in the early 1990's and is used by cruisers, sailors, barge owners, local fishermen and water skiers. In the summer boat trips can be taken from Terryglass harbour around Lough Derg on a passenger ferry.
Terryglass is a village with a long and distinguished history, the monastry was founded by St Columba in 549 A.D. It became a center of learning and produced, about 1150, the Book of Leinster now in Trinity College Dublin, an important collection of history, tales and poems in Middle Irish. The Vikings frequently raided the abbey, and in 1264 the abbey was burnt. A remaining wall from this abbey can be seen at the back of Paddy’s pub in the village.
There is a fine Roman Catholic church in the village opened in 1886 and designed by Daniel O Cornell, a grandson of the famous "Liberator" of the same name. The graveyard next to the church was donated on condition that the gravestones would be uniform in size so that rich or poor, all would be equal.
There are two spring wells. One, St Augh's, known locally as the Eyewell, is located at the quay. Named after the saint who live there in the ninth century, local folklore maintains that the water from this well has curative powers. The second spring, known as the Headache well is located further up the village. The water here is reputed to cure migraine.
On the quay you will find a bronze sculpture of John Weaving. Every river has its legendary characters and the Shannon's was John Weaving, who died in 1987. For many years he was a familiar sight, travelling up and down the river on his barge the Peter Farrell, accompanied always by his two faithful dogs. Nobody knew the river like John Weaving and Terryglass was his favourite port of call.