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Ireland West Airport Knock 38 min
Lough Gill (29 min)
This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins.
Knocknarea (20 min)
Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean.
Sligo Kayak Tours (18 min)
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (18 min)
Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage.
Coney Island, County Sligo (2 hr 15)
Queen Maeve's Grave (20 min)
Megalithic tomb at the summit of Knocknarea mountain, with a 1.2-km. trail & information panels.
Eagles Flying (10 min)
Owls, hawks, falcons are available for viewing & flight shows alongside a small petting zoo.
Yeats Building (19 min)
This literary hub features an exhibit on Yeats' life, a reference library & gallery, plus a cafe.
Strandhill Beach (26 min)
Eagles Flying Ballymote Sligo (10 min)
Sligo Abbey (20 min)
Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary.
The Model. Home of The Niland Collection. (22 min)
Art museum, architecture, and art
Carrowkeel Passage Tombs (40 min)
Millennia-old complex of megalithic tombs with narrow entryways in rugged, hilly countryside.
Lissadell House (35 min)
Historic 19th-century estate with seasonal tours & events, a tea room & a sprawling alpine garden.