Clog Na Léinn, Collinstown, Co. Westmeath

The Community: The Clog na Léinn housing development includes 1.59 km of walkable footpaths as well as four (4) green spaces / parks to ensure the continuation of the rural environment within the community. The total area of the green spaces / parks in the community is 1.16 acres. Our goal is to decrease the overall impact of the development on the environment by creating green and eco spaces where native plants, trees and insects can flourish in their natural habitat. The green space / parks within the community provide our homeowners with walkable areas; areas for your children to play, to walk your dogs, or as a place to sit, have a picnic, relax and enjoy the beauty of the community, while socialising with your friends and neighbours. Walking the Development: Your Fitness Tracker’s Perspective In today’s times, we all have fitness trackers so we wanted to provide you with a view of the walkable area within the community from a fitness tracker perspective…. The walkable footpaths of the community is a circular walk of approximately 1,826 steps per the tracker, or roughly 1.59 km. The perimeter walk can take just short of 20 minutes to complete the circuit at a modest pace, with the ability to get your heart rate up with a slight elevation gain over the walk’s length of around 10m. Nearby Walks: Lough Lene: Lough Lene is the location of Ireland’s first Blue Flag Inland Lake. Its waters are crystal clear and there are various activities on the Lough, and your trip to the Lough (walk, run, or cycling) becomes part of your exercise. Lough Lene is located approximately 2 km from Clog Na Léinn, enabling you to have longer walking, or cycling, to the Lough where you can engage in other activities such as swimming, paddle boarding, kayaking / canoeing, or fishing. On your way back, stop off at the local corner shop for a 99 Flake, or a nice hot cup of coffee. Collinstown Pitch and Putt Club: Whether you just want to practice your short game, or enjoy a round, the Collinstown Pitch & Putt is located approximately 0.75 km from Clog Na Léinn . It is affiliated to the governing body of Irish Pitch and Putt – Pitch and Putt Ireland (PPI). It has hosted numerous Championships Tournaments in the past. Lough Lene Gaels GAA Fields: The Lough Lene Gaels, the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, is part of the GAA Healthy Club project (HCP). It is approximately 1 km from Clog Na Léinn where you can walk around the fields. Schools in the Area The following provides a summary of the local schools with the area of Clog Na Léinn. This is not an all-inclusive or extensive list of all educational facilities in the area – you are advised to research all the educational facilities based on your needs. Pre-Schools Kidz Aloud! Nursery and Montessori is located within Collinstown. It is across the road from the community and an easily walkable distance from the Clog Na Léinn Primary Schools There are a number of primary schools within the immediate area: - St. Marys Co-Educational Primary School located in Collinstown, across the road from the Clog Na Léinn, and is located next to Kidz Aloud! Nursery and Montessori - St. Feichins Primary School located in Fore, approximately 6 km’s from Collinstown - Two Primary schools in Castlepollard, approximately 6 km’s from Collinstown Post Primary School - Community College located in Castlepollard, approximately 7 km’s from Collinstown School Bus Route - School Bus Route to Mullingar for Post Primary Education in Mullingar Other nearby walking sites: Fore Abbey – St. Feichin’s Way: Fore Abbey is approximately 5.6 km from Clog Na Léinn and features St Feichin’s Way - a 3 km looped walk around Fore Abbey. St Feichin founded a Christian monastery in the seventh century AD. It is believed that 300 monks lived in the community. Among the remains on the site is a church built around AD 900. Nancy to Nelly’s Walk: Nancy to Nelly’s Walk is Abbey is approximately 5.7 km from Clog Na Léinn, next to Fore Abbey, that honours the lifetime friendship between two women who lived on its path, Nancy McDermott and Nelly Dunne, who walked the path together as kids and as young women. Mullaghmeen Forest: If you are looking for walks and hikes a short duration from Clog Na Léinn, there is Mullaghmeen Forest, approximately 17.5 km away . Mullaghmeen Forest is the largest planted beech forest in Ireland. It is 400 ha of forest that includes beech, Sitka spruce, Scots pine and Noble fir and a very interesting native tree collection.