Get to know
The Swan.
A new place to stop. A different way to explore. Find your way around The Swan, with local places and the journey there on one map.
4 mapped places to explore.
2 bus and train lines in the published timetable.
Explore The Swan
Drag to look around. Choose a category, building or pin to explore.
The Swan is a village in County Laois. The map names 4 places inside it, from shops and cafés to schools and churches, and 5 streets. 2 bus and train lines call at 2 stops here in the published timetable.
Your guide to The Swan.
Plan the journey, find a place to stop and get to know the streets along the way.
- The journey here
Getting to The Swan
2 scheduled lines from Slieve Bloom Coach Tours and TFI Local Link Laois Offaly. Choose your starting point, travel date and time to find a connection.
- Mapped stops
- 2
- Mapped car parks
- 0
- See and do
Things to see
94 places to explore within 12 km, plus 1 place to eat and 0 places to stay on the map.
- Castles and their stories
Castle days around Carlow
Choose a castle to explore, with its history, photographs, a map and practical visiting details.
- Street by street
Every street
5 named streets to browse. Start with Clarmallagh, with 1 mapped place.
- The local picture
About The Swan
Get your bearings with the location, landscape and local facts, including population figures where available.
Getting to The Swan
2 lines call at 2 stops in The Swan, run by Slieve Bloom Coach Tours and TFI Local Link Laois Offaly. That list does not change with the date. What does change is which of them runs on the day you are going, and that, with the walk at each end, is worked out when you ask for it.
- 822
- 838
Plan a journey to The Swan from anywhere, on any date the timetable covers.
Explore The Swan by category
Find somewhere to eat, a place to visit or an everyday service. Search or choose a theme to explore places in and around The Swan.
20 of 20 categories to explore
Things to see
A lake to linger beside, a castle to explore or a museum for a rainy afternoon. Find places for a day out.
- Attractions, 2 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Castles, 3 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Gardens, 1 mapped place in and around The Swan
- Hills, 9 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Historic churches, 10 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Holy wells, 17 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Lakes, 5 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Monuments, 9 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Museums, 2 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Parks, 3 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Playgrounds, 3 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Ringforts and sites, 17 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Ruins, 3 mapped places in and around The Swan
- Shrines, 1 mapped place in and around The Swan
- Towers, 1 mapped place in and around The Swan
- Woods, 4 mapped places in and around The Swan
Food and drink
Coffee on the way, lunch in town or a pub for the evening. Choose a kind of place, then find it locally.
Community
The places that bring a town together, including schools, libraries, places of worship and community facilities.
Health
Locate pharmacies, dentists and other health services. Check the provider for current hours and appointments.
Things to see
A starting point for exploring The Swan and its surroundings, with the closest places to the centre first. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
- Church Well2.3 kmHoly wells
- Tobernacrow2.4 kmHoly wells
- Clogh Castle (site of)3.9 kmRingforts and sites
- Druid's Altar4.9 kmRingforts and sites
- Michael Tobin5.4 kmMonuments
- Turra Hill5.5 kmHills
- Cooper's Hill6.0 kmHills
- Knockardagur6.0 kmHills
- Fossy Hill6.3 kmHills
- Boley Fort6.3 kmRingforts and sites
- Dowling's Well6.6 kmHoly wells
- Fossy Mountain6.6 kmHills
The busiest streets
Of the 5 named streets the map records, these carry the most.
- Clarmallagh1 placeresidential
- The Swan1 placeresidential