Fortresses In Ireland At almost every turn in the Irish countryside there are remnants of ancient forts, some now reduced to mounds overgrown with grass, others the crumbling fragments of once-massive strongholds. The story they tell is of a harsh and often dangerous existence endured over...
About 4 miles off Sligo’s untamed Northern coast lies an uninhabited , windswept island that contains one of the best preserved early Christian monasteries in Ireland. The monastery was founded by St Molaise in the 6th century and destroyed by the Vikings in 807. Three...
Rising to 1722ft , the unmistakable ‘table-topped’ shape fo this mountain dominates the countryside around Sligo Town. There are panoramic views from its summit , where many alpine plant species can be found. W. B. Yeats was just one of this mountains fans , and his...
Sited on both sides of the Garavouge River, the settlement was given in 1235 to Maurice Fitzgerald , who built a castle here and founded a Dominican friary. In a period of 50 years during the 13th century both were destroyed five times , and later...
In the South-East of County Sligo lies a broad mountain , nearly four and a half miles in circumference and because of its rich history is a must see on your tours of Ireland. On its summit – 1,180 feet high – prehistoric people constructed...
Glencar Lake is in County Sligo and well worth a wee look on any tours of Ireland. There is a lake and beautiful waterfalls and you will not be disappointed at these hidden gems. A side turning off the Sligo/Manorhamilton road runs along the north shore of...
Ballymote is small town on a flat agricultural plain which you may pass through on tours of Ireland. From Ballymote you can see the hills of Keshcorran rising abruptly from the plain about 8km/5miles away. On the west side of these hills at Kesh are the entrances...
The sight worth stopping for in the village of Collooney , on any Ireland tours , is the Teeling Monument at the Northern entrance to the village, built to commemorate Bartholomew Teeling , hero of the Battle of Carricknagat. The battle was fought nearby during the...
The 24 mile circuit of Lough Gill , a broad lake just east of Sligo with luscious woodland covering the small hills that rise off its indented banks , makes a great day-trip by bike from Sligo - or you could break the journey midway...
Maritime county in the province of Connacht in the West of Ireland. On our tours of Ireland we usually pass through on the way from Galway to Enniskillen. It is a bit of a hidden gem. Sligo, covering an area of 709 square miles, has a...