Ireland West Airport Knock 1 hr 6
Knocknarea (30 min) Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean. Benbulbin (11 min) Views of the valley & beyond are on offer from this verdant peak which also features rare flora. Classiebawn Castle (16 min) Castle, queen victoria, and history Lissadell House (9 min) Historic 19th-century estate with seasonal tours & events, a tea room & a sprawling alpine garden. Coney Island, County Sligo (1 hr 57) Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (26 min) Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage. Glencar Waterfall (24 min) This tiered 50-ft waterfall in woodland inspired a well-known William Butler Yeats poem. Donegal Bay (1 hr 18) Ireland's largest bay, with some of Europe's best surfing beaches plus high sea cliffs. Lough Gill (25 min) This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins. Glencar Lough (22 min) Peaks & verdant countryside fringe this vast lough, with its trails, waterfall & salmon population. Sligo Abbey (20 min) Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary. Streedagh Beach (8 min) Gleniff Horseshoe Drive (15 min) Strandhill Beach (31 min) |