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Bundoran
MULLAGHMORE
MULLAGHMORE Bundoran PLAN YOUR DRIVE
Tullaghan 0 kilometres 6
Tullaghan Start/finish: Mullaghmore to
Castlegal Kinlough
Castlegal Kinlough
0 miles 6 Lough Key.
Conors Balloor
Conors Balloor
Inishmurray Island Cliffony Number of days: 4–5, allowing 1–2
Ballaghnatrillick
Inishmurray Streedagh Island Cliffony Ballaghnatrillick
Streedagh Point Largydonnell days north of Sligo Town, half a day in
Mount Temple
Point Mount Temple Largydonnell
Grange the town and 2 days to its south.
GLENIFF HORSESHOE
Grange GLENIFF HORSESHOE
Gleniff
Breaghwy Gleniff Truskmore Distance: Approx 200 km (125 miles).
Breaghwy Truskmore Glenade
644m
Cloonagh Mullaghnaneane Glenade
Cloonagh Ballinphull Mullaghnaneane 644m
D a r t r y
Leckanarainey
Ballinphull Ben Bulben D a r t r y M t s M t s Leckanarainey Road conditions: The drive includes
Ballyconnell Ben Bulben 526m
LISSADELL
GLENCAR LOUGH
Ballyconnell LISSADELL 526m GLENCAR LOUGH some unclassified roads, which are
HOUSE
AND WATERFALL
HOUSE AND WATERFALL narrow and may not have markings.
Carney DRUMCLIFFE Stranea
Raghly Carney DRUMCLIFFE Stranea Gurteen Bonet Lisnabrack Take care on these roads, especially
Raghly Rathcormack Gurteen Bonet Lisnabrack on bends. You may encounter sheep
Rathcormack
ROSSES
Slig o Ba y
Manorhamilton
Slig o Ba y ROSSES Manorhamilton
Lenadoon POINT Drum or other wildlife on rural roads.
EASKEY
Lenadoon Point EASKEY POINT Drum
Point Aughris Colgagh Five Mile
Killeenduff Aughris STRANDHILL Colgagh Five Mile Cloonaquin When to go: Spring to autumn is
Head
Bourne
Killeenduff Head STRANDHILL SLIGO Bourne Leckaun Cloonaquin
Carrowreagh KNOCKNAREA SLIGO Leckaun best, but it can be wet and windy at
TOWN
Kilrusheighter
Kilmacurran Dromore Kilrusheighter Carrowreagh KNOCKNAREA TOWN
Killala Kilglass Kilmacurran Dromore CARROWMORE Lough PARKE’S CASTLE Carrigeencor any time of year. The winter months,
West
Killala Kilglass West Templeboy Dromard CARROWMORE Lough Gill PARKE’S CASTLE Carrigeencor when mountain roads may be
Templeboy
MEGALITHIC
AND LOUGH GILL
B ay
B ay Owenbeg Skreen Dromard MEGALITHIC Gill AND LOUGH GILL impassable, are not as suitable for hill
CEMETERY
CEMETERY
Killarga
Barnagh Owenbeg Skreen Ballysadare Bay Dromahair Killarga
Barnagh Ballysadare Bay Belladrihid Dromahair walking and other outdoor activities.
Island
LEITRIM
Killala Island Beltra Belladrihid
Rathgoonaun
Enniscrone
Castleore
Killala Enniscrone Culleens Rathgoonaun Beltra BALLYSADARE Castleore LEITRIM
Cloonawillin Rusheens Culleens BALLYSADARE Killanummery Opening times: Most shops and
Cloonawillin Rusheens Carrowgun Knockalongy Glen Ballygawley Ballintogher Killanummery attractions open 9 or 10am–5 or 6pm.
Carrowgun Knockalongy 544m Glen Wood Collooney Ballygawley Ballintogher Beagh Shops open Mon–Sat; in large towns
544m
Wood Collooney
S l i e v e G a m p
Corballa Gowlan Gowlan Cappagh Coolaney Beagh
Corballa Cappagh Coolaney Toberscanavan Drumkeerin also 12–6pm on Sun.
Castleconor Lough Toberscanavan Greaghnafarna Drumkeerin
SLIGO
Castleconor Newtown Lough Coola Greaghnafarna
Easkey
Newtown Easkey SLIGO Rathnarrow Coola Main market days: Sligo Town: Fri,
Carha S l i e v e G a m p h h Rathnarrow Unshin
Crockets Carha Unshin
Cloonkee M o u n t a i n s n s Carrowneden Market Yard, (9am–3.30pm); Farmers’
Drummacool
Cloonkee Crockets Town M o u n t a i Carrowneden Carrowmore Ballynacarrow Riverstown Drummacool Corry Mt Market, Sat, Institute of Technology,
Riverstown
Ballynacarrow
Town
Corry Mt
Drumfin
Carrownadargny
Bunnyconnellan
Ardnareee
BALLINA Ardnareee Bunnyconnellan Ballyglass Carrowmore Drumfin Carrownadargny 391m 391m (9am–1pm).
Crossmolina Derreen BALLINA Ballyglass IRISH RAPTOR Ballinphull
Cloonacool
Crossmolina Derreen Gleneask Cloonacool Ballinvally IRISH RAPTOR Ballinphull Shopping: Sligo Town has a variety of
CENTRE
CENTRE
Geevagh
Garrycloonagh MA YO Gleneask Moy Ballinvally Portinch Ballymote Geevagh
LOUGH TALT
Ellaghmore
Garrycloonagh MA YO Ellaghmore LOUGH TALT Moy Portinch Ballymote Castlebaldwin shops on O’Connell Street, Wine Street
Castlebaldwin
Lough
Ballyfarnan
Achonry
Lough Castleloye Achonry Ballyfarnan and Grattan Street, and The Quayside
Conn
Sathya Sai Sanctuary
Rathmelton
Lough
Conn Corroy Mullahawney Mullanys Castleloye Rathmelton Sathya Sai Sanctuary Lough Kilmactranny Lough and Johnston’s Court shopping centres.
Meelagh
Corroy Mullahawney Mullanys Lough Kilmactranny Meelagh
Crosss
Arrow
Annagh
Lough
Crosss Annagh Tobercurry Bunnanaddan CARROWKEEL Arrow Lough
Bunnanaddan
Skean
Keadew
MEGALITHIC
Tobercurry CARROWKEEL Skean Keadew Major festivals: Sligo Town:
Glendaduff Aclare Killavil MEGALITHIC
CEMETERY
Moy
Toorlestraun
Glendaduff Aclare Toorlestraun Killavil CEMETERY Corrigeenroe Cairde Summer Festival, Jul; Yeats
Moy
Moylough
Culfadda
Moylough Culfadda Carrowcrory Ballinafad Corrigeenroe Crossna International Summer School, Jul and
Carrowcrory Ballinafad Crossna
Cloonfeightrin Doon Lough Aug; Jazz Festival, Jul; Sligo Live, Oct;
Cloonfeightrin Gorteen Doon Lough Knockvicar
Key
Gorteen Cornaglia Key Knockvicar International Choral Festival, Nov;
Cornaglia
Mullaghroe LOUGH Around Carrowkeel Megalithic
Cootehall
KEY
Mullaghroe LOUGH Cootehall
Boyle KEY Adcarn Cemetery: Riverstown Vintage
Boyle Adcarn Festival, Jun; James Morrison
Traditional Music, Riverstown, Aug.
DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Sligo Town makes a good base for day
trips to both north and south. Poetry
lovers might enjoy a trip around
Yeats country, visiting the places that
inspired the poet. To get a feel of
ancient Ireland, visit the megalithic
tombs at Carrowmore and
Carrowkeel. For full details, see p209.
Left W B Yeats’ grave in the churchyard of
St Columba’s, Drumcliffe, see p203
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