Ireland West Airport Knock 1 hr 7
Strandhill Beach (32 min) Lissadell House (6 min) Historic 19th-century estate with seasonal tours & events, a tea room & a sprawling alpine garden. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (27 min) Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage. Gleniff Horseshoe Drive (17 min) Glencar Lough (24 min) Peaks & verdant countryside fringe this vast lough, with its trails, waterfall & salmon population. Classiebawn Castle (18 min) Castle, queen victoria, and history Streedagh Beach (10 min) Knocknarea (31 min) Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean. Glencar Waterfall (26 min) This tiered 50-ft waterfall in woodland inspired a well-known William Butler Yeats poem. Benbulbin (12 min) Views of the valley & beyond are on offer from this verdant peak which also features rare flora. Donegal Bay (1 hr 20) Ireland's largest bay, with some of Europe's best surfing beaches plus high sea cliffs. Sligo Abbey (22 min) Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary. Lough Gill (27 min) This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins. Coney Island, County Sligo (2 hr 2) |