Ireland West Airport Knock 51 min
Arigna Mining Experience (32 min) Light- and sound-enhanced tours of an underground coal mine, plus a geology and history exhibition. Boyle Abbey (21 min) Remains of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1218, with an exhibit housed in a restored gatehouse. Lough Key (20 min) Surrounded by forest, this large, stunning lake has an island with a castle, marina & boat rentals. Knocknarea (25 min) Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean. Parke's Castle (31 min) 17th-century plantation castle by Lough Gill, restored with traditional craftsmanship, open summer. Eagles Flying (20 min) Owls, hawks, falcons are available for viewing & flight shows alongside a small petting zoo. McDermott Castle (27 min) Castle, lake, and history Lough Gill (34 min) This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins. The Model. Home of The Niland Collection. (27 min) Art museum, architecture, and art Lough Key Forest & Activity Park (27 min) Vast, lush nature area with meadows, walking paths, picnic grounds and a 12th-century abbey ruins. Sligo Abbey (25 min) Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary. Sligo Folk Park (4 min) Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (23 min) Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage. King House Historical and Cultural Centre (21 min) Art and museum Carrowkeel Passage Tombs (28 min) Millennia-old complex of megalithic tombs with narrow entryways in rugged, hilly countryside. |