Killybegs Tour
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Killybegs, with its excellent restaurants and night beauty of
South West Donegal. It is a mecca for anglers and hill walkers,
and recent sightings of rare seabirds have brought bird watchers
flocking to town. There is always something for the visitor
to do in this beautiful part of Ireland.
Belleek Pottery
Once
known as the the "Belleek Pottery Works Company" it
first conducted business back as early as 1857 manufacturing
heavy earthenware and has progressed over the years to become
the highly acclaimed creator of fine Parian china which is
known the world over.
Castle Coole
One of the finest neo-classical houses in Ireland, Castle Coole
was designed by James Wyatt for the 1st Earl of Belmore and
completed in 1798. The interior was created by some of the leading
craftsmen of the day. The state rooms with their sumptuous Regency
furnishings include the bedroom prepared for a visit by George
IV in 1821 and the elegant hall, where evening concerts are
often held. Nearby are the servants’ quarters and tunnel,
stable yard and ice house. The surrounding wooded landscape
park sloping down to Lough Coole is ideal for long walks.
Drumcliffe Cemetery
Drumcliffe Cemetery is about a half hour walk out of the centre
of Ennis, Co. Clare, along the Corofin road. The cemetery is
divided into two sections, with the older part along on one
side and the newer part on the other. The cemetery is comprised
of stone monuments as well as vaults, flag stones and markers,
gated areas as well as simple stones.
Donegal Town
Donegal
Town is to be found Located at the mouth of Donegal Bay in
the North-West of Ireland, surrounded by the Blue Stack mountains,
the area offers many beautiful views from Slieve League, the
highest sea cliffs in Europe to the miles of golden sandy beaches.
Florence Court
Situated
amongst the mountains and forests of West Fermanagh, Florence
Court is a fascinating example of mid-18th century Irish Palladian
architecture.
Glencolmcille
Glencolmcille is an Irish speaking village situated in a picturesque
glen named after St. Colmcille who founded a monastery there.
The village has a folk village and a thriving cultural centre,
Foras Cultúir Uladh, where visitors can see exhibits
of local crafts and a facsimile of The Book of Kells. Foras
Cultúir Uladh hosts Irish language courses throughout
the year which cater for all levels under the auspices of Oideas
Gael. Glencolmcille boasts fine cliff walks and safe beaches
and the nearby Slieve League sea cliffs are the highest in Europe.
Glenveagh Castle
Built in the years 1870 - 1873, the castle consists of a four
storey rectangular keep. Access to the interior is by tour only.
Morning and afternoon teas are served in the Castle tearooms.
Ground floor of Castle is partially accessible for people with
disabilities.
Glenveagh National Park
Situated in northwest Donegal, the core area of Glenveagh National
Park was formerly an enormous private estate of over 9,500 hectares
in extent. The present day National Park now includes elements
of another large estate and has a total area of over 16,500
hectares, making it Ireland's largest. It boasts, like Killarney,
beautiful lakes set in impressive mountain scenery (the Park
includes the two highest peaks in Donegal - Errigal and Slieve
Snacht). The underlying granite gives to the landscape a quite
different character to the sandstone and limestone strata of
Killarney however. At the south-west end of the Park are the
ice-carved cliffs of the Poisoned Glen and Bingorm, while the
north-east end has a gentler array of hills, deep peat bogs
and the swampy valley of the Owencarrow river.
Lissadell House
The childhood home of Countess Constance Markievicz, patriot
and first woman to be elected to the House of Commons at Westminster,
and her sister Eva Gore Booth, suffragette and poet, Lissadell
was also the inspirational retreat of Willam Butler Yeats. Set
amidst the rugged splendour of majestic Ben Belben and Knocknarea,
and fronting the wild Atlantic Ocean, Lissadell was built in
1833 by Sir Robert Gore-Booth and is a magnificent country house
designed by Francis Goodwin in the Greek revival style. The
Lissadell Estate is now the family home of an Irish couple and
their seven young children.
Rosses Point
Situated about 5 miles north of Sligo Town, Rosses Point is
a seaside village & holiday resort with a strong maritime
tradition. The village is perhaps best known as the holiday
home and childhood Paradise of the Yeats brothers, William and
Jack.
The enchanting atmosphere and character of Rosses Point helped
fire the young boy's imagination and artistic talents with a
lifelong expression.
Sligo (Yeat's Country)
County Sligo has breathtaking mountain scenery, lakes, waterfalls
and beautiful beaches. It is known as Yeats Country as it inspired
many of the great works of the Nobel Prize winning Irish writer,
W.B. Yeats. There are many sites of archaelogical interest in
the area and one of the greatest concentrations of megalithic
tombs in all of Europe. This is known as Carrowmore. It is one
of the largest and oldest Stone-Age burial sites in Europe with
almost two hundred tombs, a variety of passage graves, dolmens
and stone circles still remaining.
Slieve League
The
Slieve League (Grey Mountain) cliffs, situated on the West
coast of Donegal, are said to be the highest and one of the
finest marine cliffs in Europe with a three hundred metre drop
straight down into the wild, Atlantic waves below. This creates
a breathtaking but extremely scary view.
Sligo Town
Sligo Town, the largest town in the North West of Ireland, with
a population of over 20,000 people, stands at the mouth of the
Garavogue River between Lough Gill and the mighty Atlantic Ocean.
Enjoying a wealth of ancient heritage dating back some 6,000
years, landscapes which have remained unspoilt for centuries
and very close connections with the poet and playwright W.B.
Yeats and his family.
Golf - Ballyliffen Golf Club
It
was once the best kept secret in golf, but Ballyliffin has recently
been described as “the Ballybunion of the North”.
Situated close to Malin Head on Donegal’s Inishowen Peninsula,
Ireland's most northerly links comprises 365 acres of spectacular
duneland and is practically surrounded by rolling hills and
mountains - the only other boundary is the Atlantic Ocean.
Golf - Rosapenna Golf Links
The
original course was laid out by the great Old Tom Morris of
St. Andrews in 1893. Harry Vardon and James Braid both journeyed
to Rosapenna in the early 1900s to add length and bunkering,
wisely leaving Morris's perfect greens intact.
Rosapenna's Old Tom Morris Course remains very much as it has
been for the past century -- a standing tribute to the superb
design work of those old masters. Go here anticipating a piece
of historic golf magic, and you won't be disappointed.
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