Ireland West Airport Knock 58 min
Parke's Castle (21 min) 17th-century plantation castle by Lough Gill, restored with traditional craftsmanship, open summer. The Model. Home of The Niland Collection. (13 min) Art museum, architecture, and art County Sligo Golf Club (9 min) Yeats Building (13 min) This literary hub features an exhibit on Yeats' life, a reference library & gallery, plus a cafe. Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (18 min) Ireland's largest Megalithic cemetery, with guided tours & a visitor center in a nearby cottage. Lissadell House (19 min) Historic 19th-century estate with seasonal tours & events, a tea room & a sprawling alpine garden. Benbulbin (21 min) Views of the valley & beyond are on offer from this verdant peak which also features rare flora. Glencar Lough (20 min) Peaks & verdant countryside fringe this vast lough, with its trails, waterfall & salmon population. Strandhill Beach (23 min) Coney Island, County Sligo (45 min) Glencar Waterfall (21 min) This tiered 50-ft waterfall in woodland inspired a well-known William Butler Yeats poem. Lough Gill (19 min) This lagoon, mentioned in a W.B. Yeats poem, features boat tours, hiking trails & old ruins. Knocknarea (22 min) Storied limestone hill with a giant cairn & historic tombs on top, plus views of the ocean. Sligo Abbey (12 min) Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary. |