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Legends and Lakes MULLAGHMORE Bundoran
Bundoran
MULLAGHMORE
Tullaghan
Tullaghan
County Sligo is an enchanting place to visit, full of stories, poetry and Castlegal Kinlough
Kinlough
legend. Two dramatic mountains – mighty Ben Bulben and cairn-topped Castlegal Balloor
Conors
Balloor
Knocknarea – overlook much of the county, a landscape that inspired the Inishmurray Conors Cli ony Ballaghnatrillick
Cli ony
Island
Inishmurray
Island
Streedagh
poetry of William Butler Yeats, who spent his childhood here. Sligo Town is Streedagh Point Mount Temple Ballaghnatrillick Largydonnell
Point
Largydonnell
an upbeat city, with a small-town friendliness and a lively river front. South Grange Mount Temple GLENIFF HORSESHOE
Grange
of here are the surfing resorts of Strandhill and Enniscrone, also known Breaghwy Gleni GLENIFF HORSESHOE
Gleni
Truskmore
Breaghwy
Glenade
Truskmore
Mullaghnaneane
Cloonagh
for their seaweed baths, and the Ox Mountains, where Lough Easkey Cloonagh Ballinphull Mullaghnaneane D a r t r y 644m Glenade Leckanarainey
644m
Ben Bulben
and Lough Talt offer good trout fishing and walks. For a feel of Ballyconnell Ballinphull LISSADELL Ben Bulben 526m D a r t r y M t s M t s Leckanarainey
Ballyconnell
GLENCAR LOUGH
LISSADELL
526m
HOUSE
AND WATERFALL
ancient Ireland, visit the passage tombs at Carrowmore, the HOUSE GLENCAR LOUGH
AND WATERFALL
DRUMCLIFFE
Carney
Stranea
Gurteen
largest megalithic burial site in Ireland, or remote Raghly Carney DRUMCLIFFE Stranea Gurteen Bonet Bonet Lisnabrack
Raghly
Lisnabrack
Rathcormack
Carrowkeel overlooking Lough Arrow. Slig o Ba y ROSSES Rathcormack Manorhamilton
ROSSES
Lenadoon Slig o Ba y POINT Drum Manorhamilton
EASKEY
Lenadoon Point EASKEY POINT Drum
Point Aughris Colgagh Five Mile
Killeendu Aughris STRANDHILL Colgagh Five Mile Cloonaquin
Head
Bourne
Killeendu Head STRANDHILL SLIGO Bourne Leckaun Cloonaquin
KNOCKNAREA
TOWN
Carrowreagh
Key Kilmacurran Dromore Kilrusheighter Carrowreagh KNOCKNAREA SLIGO Leckaun
TOWN
Kilrusheighter
West
Killala
Carrigeencor
CARROWMORE
PARKE’S CASTLE
Lough
Kilglass
Drive route Killala Kilglass Kilmacurran Dromore Templeboy CARROWMORE Lough Gill PARKE’S CASTLE Carrigeencor
West
Templeboy
MEGALITHIC
AND LOUGH GILL
Dromard
B ay
B ay Owenbeg Skreen Dromard MEGALITHIC Gill AND LOUGH GILL
CEMETERY
CEMETERY
Killarga
Barnagh Owenbeg Skreen Ballysadare Bay Dromahair Killarga
Barnagh Ballysadare Bay Belladrihid Dromahair
Island
Killala Island Enniscrone Rathgoonaun Beltra Belladrihid
LEITRIM
Killala Enniscrone Culleens Rathgoonaun Beltra Castleore LEITRIM
Castleore
BALLYSADARE
Cloonawillin Rusheens Culleens BALLYSADARE Killanummery
Cloonawillin Rusheens Carrowgun Knockalongy Glen Ballygawley Ballintogher Killanummery
Carrowgun Knockalongy 544m Glen Wood Collooney Ballygawley Ballintogher Beagh
544m
Wood Collooney
S l i e v e G a m p
Corballa Gowlan Gowlan Cappagh Coolaney Beagh
Corballa Cappagh Coolaney Toberscanavan Drumkeerin
Castleconor Lough Toberscanavan Greaghnafarna Drumkeerin
SLIGO
Castleconor Newtown Lough Coola Greaghnafarna
Easkey
Newtown Easkey SLIGO Rathnarrow Coola
Carha S l i e v e G a m p h h Rathnarrow
Crockets Carha Unshin
Cloonkee M o u n t a i n s n s Carrowneden Unshin Drummacool
Cloonkee Crockets Town M o u n t a i Carrowneden Carrowmore Ballynacarrow Riverstown Drummacool Corry Mt
Riverstown
Town
Ballynacarrow
Corry Mt
391m
Drum n
Carrownadargny
Bunnyconnellan
Ardnareee
Drum n
BALLINA
Ballyglass
Crossmolina Derreen BALLINA Ardnareee Bunnyconnellan Ballyglass Carrowmore IRISH RAPTOR Ballinphull Carrownadargny 391m
Cloonacool
Crossmolina Derreen Gleneask Cloonacool Ballinvally IRISH RAPTOR Ballinphull
CENTRE
CENTRE
Geevagh
Garrycloonagh MA YO Gleneask Moy Ballinvally Portinch Ballymote Geevagh
LOUGH TALT
Castlebaldwin
Ellaghmore
Garrycloonagh MA YO Ellaghmore LOUGH TALT Moy Portinch Ballymote Castlebaldwin
Lough
Ballyfarnan
Achonry
Lough Castleloye Achonry Ballyfarnan
Conn
Sathya Sai Sanctuary
Rathmelton
Lough
Conn Corroy Mullahawney Mullanys Castleloye Rathmelton Sathya Sai Sanctuary Lough Kilmactranny Lough
Corroy Mullahawney Mullanys Lough Kilmactranny Meelagh
Meelagh
Crosss
Arrow
Annagh
Lough
Bunnanaddan
Crosss Annagh Tobercurry Bunnanaddan CARROWKEEL Arrow Lough
Skean
Keadew
MEGALITHIC
Tobercurry CARROWKEEL Skean Keadew
Glendadu Aclare Toorlestraun Killavil MEGALITHIC
CEMETERY
Moy
Glendadu Aclare Toorlestraun Killavil CEMETERY Corrigeenroe
Moy
Moylough
Culfadda
Moylough Culfadda Carrowcrory Ballinafad Corrigeenroe Crossna
Carrowcrory Ballinafad Crossna
Lough
Cloonfeightrin
ACTIVITIES Cloonfeightrin Gorteen Doon Doon Lough Knockvicar
Key
Gorteen Cornaglia Key Knockvicar
LOUGH
Cornaglia
Mullaghroe LOUGH
Cootehall
Imagine the life of a 17th-century Mullaghroe KEY KEY Cootehall
Boyle
Adcarn
colonist at Parke’s Castle on the shore Boyle Adcarn
of Lough Gill, then take a boat to
Yeats’ beloved isle of Innisfree
Read the letters and other writings
of W B Yeats in Sligo County Library
Relax in a seaweed bath at
Enniscrone or Strandhill, perhaps after
a round of golf or a surfing lesson
Cast for trout or even salmon in
River Ballysadare or Lough Easkey
Pet the equine inmates at a donkey
and pony sanctuary at Castlebaldwin
or watch a bird-flying display at the
Irish Raptor Centre at Ballymote Above The fishing village of Mullaghmore, a springboard for boat trips to Inishmurray, see p202
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