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. |