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Extract from the Manorhamilton Travel Guides:
Focal point of the mountainous area north of Lough Allen is
MANORHAMILTON
, lying in the saddle of five valleys some fourteen miles east of Sligo town. The town was founded on top of a strategic plateau by Sir Frederick Hamilton, a Scots colonist, during the seventeenth century; his Plantation castle was destroyed in the 1650s, but the ruins, on the edge of town, now house the Manorhamilton Castle Heritage Centre (Tues-Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 2-7pm), which tells its bloody and violent history in an audiovisual display. The coffee shop alongside makes a pleasant refreshment stop.
Today, Manorhamilton is a handsome crossroa...
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