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Ennis sits in a low-lying strip of land that runs from a deep inlet of the Shannon River right up to South Galway. To the east of the town lie lush fields edged by white-grey walls and clumps of wild flowers: pinks, purples and yellows of willow herb and ragwort, the strong white horns of bindweed, and even the occasional orchid. Further out, the land breaks into little lakes and rivers before becoming gently hilly to meet the Slieve Bernagh Mountains. This gentle farmland makes for easy cycling, and your trip can be punctuated by village pubs and plenty of church ruins, castles and visitor attractions. The best of these include the evocative fifteenth century Quin Abbey , imposing medieval Knappogue Castle and the Craggaunowen Project , which includes a reconstruction of a Bronze Age lake dwelling. Northwest of Ennis lies the fifteenth-century Dysert O'Dea Castle , and thirteen miles south of the county capital stands Bunratty Castle , arguably the most impressive of the region's medieval strongholds. It is worth bearing in mind though that the N18 Galway-Limerick road is horribly busy, a nightmare for cyclists as drivers adopt motorway attitudes on what is in fact quite a narrow road.
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