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Situated on the west bank of the River Shannon, County Roscommon is easily reached from all parts of the country as it is serviced by the N4, N5 and N6 National Primary routes as well as the Dublin-Sligo and Dublin-Westport rail routes.  
 

The Abbeyfield Hotel is less than a 2 minute stroll from the centre of Ballaghaderreen on the Sligo road. Ballaghaderreen is located on the N5, just 20 miles from Knock Airport.

The Douglas Hyde Centre where the final lecture of the weekend will be held on Sunday morning is also located on the N5, 3 miles east of Ballaghaderreen towards Dublin.

The Cruachán Ai Centre , where the field trip will go to on Sunday afternoon is in Tulsk Village, on the N5 between Ballaghaderreen and Strokestown.

 
 
distances to ballaghaderreen ::
  mls kms
:: dublin 109 176
:: belfast 136 219
:: cork 174 280
:: rosslare 177 285
:: shannon 109 176
:: knock 21 34
:: galway 58 93
:: sligo 37 60