Lough Ree Development Co-Op, in association with the local business forum, developed this website to represent the villages of Lanesborough, Ballyleague and Newtowncashel. The purpose of the website is very diverse. As well as being a showcase what the area has to offer visitors and locals alike, it can promote local facilities and businesses. We have a calendar of events for the year, with details of each event; history and heritage information; a directory of local businesses, including accommodation; and a directory of clubs and societies, not to mention weekly updates through its links to the local notes. There is a devoted section on the site which can be highlighted and accessed from the home page called Featured News, where we can single out particular stories of interest to the community. Please feel free to contact us with notes and news, or your details if you are a local business or club.
What’s in the lake?
We live on the shore of such a huge and historical lake that it begs just such a question. If you let your imagination wander, guided by history, mythology, geology and ecology, lots of fantastic possibilities come to mind. This website features a ? button at the top of the site, which acts as a clear mechanism to give you an uninterrupted view of the lake. Using the scroll bars around your browser you can scan the lake to see what might appear and disappear over time. We welcome suggestions for what might be there, and if we like it, it might just materialise in the water.
Spread the word and promote our community…
The internet is the perfect platform to promote small and provincial enterprise and rural qualities as it allows us to be nonconformist and reach out globally. We all have relations scattered around the world, so please invite them to check-in every so often to see what’s going on here—it’s a great way to start promoting this area. Watch this space!