Other interests.

The Bog Tour aboard the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway offers all the fun of a narrow guage rail journey, across a typical Irish peat bog. Nearby is the chance to see a rare monastic site of special interest.

The Gregory Museum provides a fascinating slice of local Irish life and is situated approximately 2 miles away from Augill House. The Museum is Largely devoted to the works of Augusta Lady Gregory (1852 - 1932), widow of Sir William. The most renowned member of the Gregory family was Lady Gregory. During her time there, Coole became the meeting place for writers, chief of whom was W.B. Yeats, who later bought Thoor Ballylee.