boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR <strong>2012</strong> – <strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 5: Recreation, Leisure & Tourism<br />
on an ongoing basis. The <strong>Council</strong> will continue to support the implementation of the<br />
current Plan and subsequent Arts Plans. The <strong>County</strong> Development Board promotes<br />
the development of accessible infrastructure to support the development of heritage,<br />
arts and sport including the promotion and development of a <strong>County</strong> Arts Centre and<br />
the development of cultural infrastructure (fixed and mobile) for the <strong>County</strong>.<br />
With regard to <strong>local</strong> cultural events and facilities, Boyle Arts Festival is highly<br />
regarded for its group exhibition of contemporary Irish art, which every year features<br />
up to a hundred of Ireland's leading artists and sculptors. Boyle is also renowned for<br />
its programme of classical music with concerts by young and established soloists,<br />
ensembles and choirs. Other <strong>area</strong>s catered for each year include <strong>local</strong> art exhibitions,<br />
jazz, traditional and world music, drama, literature, storytelling and singers nights,<br />
comedy, workshops, dance, street theatre and children's programmes. Owned and<br />
managed by RCC, King House provides a magnificent setting for the award winning<br />
Boyle Civic Collection of contemporary art and sculpture. It also has a programme<br />
of concerts and events throughout the year and provides meeting and conference<br />
facilities.<br />
‣ Boyle Arts Festival<br />
Boyle Arts Festival has established a reputation for excellence, earning it a place as<br />
one of the best festivals in Ireland each summer. The festival has been the winner of<br />
several national awards and welcomes new and innovative contributions. Events<br />
include a major art exhibition of works by contemporary Irish Artists, Classical and<br />
Traditional Music, Poetry, Drama, Lectures, Dance, and Children’s events.<br />
‣ Boyle Civic Collection<br />
The Boyle Civic Collection is now widely considered as a collection of paintings and<br />
sculptures by the very best of contemporary Irish artists. The acquisition of works<br />
commenced in 1990, and the ever-expanding collection now is in excess of 150<br />
paintings and sculptures. The objectives of the Trustees are; to build a collection of<br />
contemporary Irish art of the highest quality, to encourage the <strong>local</strong> community to<br />
visit and take pride in their collection, and to encourage artists, businesses and<br />
organisations to donate work.<br />
Rotated regularly, a part of the collection is on permanent view at King House<br />
during opening hours, except during the Arts Festival when they are removed to<br />
make way for the main exhibition. In keeping with the aim to make art and the arts<br />
more accessible to the people of Boyle, a number of works are also on loan to Boyle<br />
Railway Station, The Plunkett Home for the Elderly and the school for disabled<br />
persons. The collection is acquired mainly from the revenue generated from the sale<br />
of works at the BAF group exhibition each year. Donations have also been gratefully<br />
received from artists and from The Haverty Trust. Prize money received from AIB<br />
Better Ireland Awards has also funded the purchase of a number of works.<br />
‣ Fishing<br />
Fishing is a very popular activity with many fishing lakes and rivers close by.<br />
Annual fishing competitions also take place on Lough Key. Coarse angling is<br />
available on the Boyle River and Lough Arrow is popular for Brown Trout fishing.<br />
Further tourism and recreation opportunities in the <strong>area</strong> include camping,<br />
orienteering, nature walks, climbing, hiking, boating, sailing, rowing, golf, and<br />
swimming, to name but a few.<br />
The following are some of the places of interest/visitor attractions within and in<br />
close proximity to Boyle. See appended Map 10, which is not exhaustive.<br />
Table 4: Places of Interest/Visitor Attractions in the sub-region of <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong><br />
in proximity to the LAP <strong>area</strong><br />
Places of Interest/Visitor<br />
Examples in <strong>County</strong> <strong>Roscommon</strong><br />
Attractions<br />
Amenity Areas<br />
Pleasure Grounds, Boyle<br />
(open space amenity <strong>area</strong>s utilised Lough Key Forest Park Amenity Area<br />
for recreational purposes)<br />
Keadue Heritage Park<br />
Knockranny Wood Amenity Area<br />
Cavetown Lake Amenity Area<br />
Lakeside Amenity Area, Lough Allen<br />
Strokestown Park<br />
Castlerea Demesne<br />
Lake O’Flynn Amenity Area<br />
Ballaghaderreen Community Park & Play<br />
Area, Ballaghaderreen<br />
Places of Interest<br />
Curlew Mountains<br />
Arigna Mountains<br />
Elphin Windmill<br />
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