Clonmacnoise & West Offaly Railway

The Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway offers a 9km rail trip through Blackwater Bog, near Shannonbridge Co.Offaly on a 3ft narrow gauge railway. While travelling learn about the formation of the peat and the industry that has built up around the bog.

Stopping at the turf bank see a demonstration of the traditional method of turf cutting. On the journey you will also learn about some of the more interesting archaeological finds in the bog!

This journey provides an extraordinary insight into the industrial operation at Blackwater, from the production of milled peat right through to its transport by rail to Shannonbridge Generating Station

Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway
Bord na Mona Blackwater Works,
Shannonbridge,
Co.Offaly
Tel: +353 090 9674450
Email: bograil@bnm.ie

Group bookings are welcome

Admission Charges for 2005

Individual Bog Train Tour:

Adult: €6.50
Child: €4.80
Family: €22.00

Groups: €5.00
Primary: €3.80