Ireland West Airport Knock 1 hr 1
County Sligo Golf Club (12 min) Coney Island, County Sligo (1 hr) The Model. Home of The Niland Collection. (15 min) Art museum, architecture, and art Benbulbin (23 min) Views of the valley & beyond are on offer from this verdant peak which also features rare flora. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (21 min) Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage. Yeats Building (16 min) This literary hub features an exhibit on Yeats' life, a reference library & gallery, plus a cafe. Parke's Castle (24 min) 17th-century plantation castle by Lough Gill, restored with traditional craftsmanship, open summer. Sligo Abbey (15 min) Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary. Strandhill Beach (26 min) Glencar Waterfall (24 min) This tiered 50-ft waterfall in woodland inspired a well-known William Butler Yeats poem. Knocknarea (25 min) Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean. Glencar Lough (22 min) Peaks & verdant countryside fringe this vast lough, with its trails, waterfall & salmon population. Lough Gill (21 min) This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins. Lissadell House (21 min) Historic 19th-century estate with seasonal tours & events, a tea room & a sprawling alpine garden. |