Blacklion

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This beautiful area of beautiful countryside has wonderful views of lakes and mountains, world-class caves, Fantastic fishing facilities, Megalithic tombs at the Cavan Burren, an excellent golf club, the source of the River Shannon, and one of Ireland's best restaurants.

Much of the area around Blacklion is now part of The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network making it the first cross border geopark in the world. A geopark is a geological heritages scenic spot of special geoscientific significance, rare natural features that are aesthetically attractive. The UNESCO Geoparks are a cultural and land treasure of Ireland.

As many people know, Blacklion is home to one of Ireland’s most well-known and successful reataurants, MacNean House and Reastaurant, owned by the famous restauranteur and celebrity chef, Mr Neven Maguire. A boy who started cooking from a young age, it came to nobody’s surprise that he became a student and later a lecturer at Fermanagh College of Catering in 1992. He has cooked in many well known and Michelin star restaurants world wide, cooking for people such as Lady Diana and Tony Blair.

In 2001 Neven and his wife Imelda took over the family business. Using his own philosophy ‘Make every meal a masterpiece’. He also uses only high quality Irish produce and home food. In 2011 he extended the house to shorten the 5 month waiting list!

I have personally ate and worked in MacNean house and it is not only a fantastic place to eat but the way the business is run is second to none. A calm and relaxing atmosphere is proved here to produce the best food. Doing as little as possible to the food is also a philosophy to his, just enhancing flavours! Not every chef is like Ramsey!

Blacklion is the source of the River Shannon... Lets see where we go with that!