Carrickmore
Boyle
Co. Roscommon

Boyle (Irish: Mainistir na Búille) is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. The population of the town was 3000 in 2010. Boyle is a historical village with a range of sites of archaeological and socio-cultural interest, reflecting virtually every era in the country's history and pre-history. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by. The 5-arch bridge across the Boyle river close to the Abbey, known as Abbeytown Bridge. Also built in the late 12th Century, it could well be the oldest surviving stone bridge in Ireland. The Drumanone Dolmen is just west of the town.

Boyle lies on the railway line from Dublin to Sligo, and the N4 Dublin-Sligo main road skirts the town. The town is linked to the River Shannon navigation system via the Boyle canal, the River Boyle and Lough Key. It is connected to the N4 by the R294 regional road (which also connects it to Ballina, County Mayo) and the N61 national secondary road which links Boyle to Athlone via Roscommon. Boyle offers a wide variety of shops and services to its inhabitants. With many of Ireland's leading supermarket chains, including SuperValu, Centra, Mace and Gala, having stores within the town, Boyle serves as a commercial centre for surrounding villages, such as Ballinameen and Corrigeenroe. The town is also home to numerous smaller businesses. These include butchers, newsagents, grocery stores, florists and clothes shops, amongst others.