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Live in Swinford

  • 19-06-2018 09:44AM
    #1
    ronaldol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭


    Is Swinford a nice place to live in? Might be moving soon


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  • #2
    PARlance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,206 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    ronaldol wrote: »
    Is Swinford a nice place to live in? Might be moving soon

    Could be a culture shock if you're moving from Madrid, Ronaldo.

    I guess a lot would depend on your age, what you're in to, etc etc.

    I've never lived there but it's like a lot of small towns in Ireland. The streets might be a bit desolate as people don't shop like they used to. It always struck me as a nicely laid out town with a nice feel to it but it might be a different story living there.


  • #3
    5rtytry56
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    Last passenger train service stopped over 50 years ago. Can be very quiet away from Festivals like previous poster mentioned. Great Bus Eireann Connections to Galway / Dublin though.


  • #4
    AllForIt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,738 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    I don't want to knock Swinford but I do go up there from time to time as part of a long cycle and it always looks desolate to me. In fact I saw last time I was up there a newsagenets in the middle of the town had closed down. Given it's in a prime location that's a bit unusual. As PARlance said I agree it is a nicely laid out town and I really do like the surrounding area to cycle around but there just never seems to be much going on there.


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