Nearby Airports
Dublin is only 99 minutes by ferry from Holyhead but
an hour by air Nottingham East Midlands Airport or London.
Limekiln Cottage is about two hours by car from either Dublin
or Belfast, and even closer to Knock airport.
Below are the best routes from the three nearest
airports to Carrick-on-Shannon.
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from Carrick-on-Shannon to Limekiln cottage.
Knock International Airport
Knock is the nearest of the smaller airports, and is about one hour driving time from the
cottage. From Knock take the 323 to Ballyhaunas, then the N60 to Castlerea.
From Castlerea take the R361 to Boyle then the N4 to Carrick-on-Shannon.
Dublin Airport
Driving time from Dublin Airport to the cottage is between two and two and a half hours. From Dublin
take the M50 ring road to the North. Leave the M50 at junction 7, following the N4 to Mulingar,
through Edgesworthtown, Longford, and finally Carrick-on-Shannon.
Belfast International Airport
Driving to the cottage from Belfast is about 10 miles longer than from Dublin but is along a quieter
road. From Belfast follow the A1 South to Carrick-on-Shannon.