The spectacular scenery and rich heritage of culture provide every variety of recreational activity from the arduous to the languorous - watercolour painting to mountaineering, golfing on pefect fairways to surfing the Atlantic rollers; horse riding in bracing winds to lazing in seaweed baths.
Cavan is the well-spring of two great cruising rivers with a canal to link them both. There are fabulous nature parks and hills play hide-and-seek with fish filled lakes. There are plenty of beautiful golf courses to choose from. Ever wanted to explore the beauty of the countryside from the vantage point of the saddle? There can be few better ways to enjoy the beautiful scenery to be found in the countryside of the North West by trekking on horseback or maybe The Cavan Way is a marked walking route through the pleasant hills and valleys of the county or for the more adventurous why not bike around the picturesque North West?
Donegal has sandy beaches, sugared mountains, chattering streams and silent valleys. With plenty of fishing, golfing, surfing and walking available, it is the perfect place to get away from it all. There are many pleasant restaurants in which to sample the fresh food available in this county. The county’s link to history is strong and the Ring Fort of the O’Neill Clan, former King of Ireland, rests atop a 240m hill where the vista is stunning. The Triona Design Centre shows how ‘Donegal Tweed’ is prepared, one of the many cottage industries in the area.
Leitrim is bound by water, which defines its character and supplies its recreation. The Shannon Erne Waterway, Europe’s longest inland navigable waterway, stretches through the county. The county boasts Ireland’s earliest salmon river – the Drowes at Tullaghan, so plenty of choice for all those anglers. There are lively riverside towns and cruise bases, with friendly pubs and impromptu music sessions. Visit Costello chapel, the smallest in Europe, the Glencar Waterfall, or Parkes Castle. Enjoy splendid walks along the way marked routes which contain some of the finest hill-walking country in Ireland.
Monaghan has a landscape you can reach out and touch. It resounds with the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh. The poet is celebrated in the Patrick Kavanagh Rural and Literary Resource Centre in Inniskeen – a must for anyone interested in the poet’s life and work. Monaghan has long been known as an angler’s paradise and with this attraction and so many more it is well worth a visit.
Ever wanted to explore the beauty of the countryside from the vantage point of the saddle? There can be few better ways to enjoy the beautiful scenery to be found in the countryside of the North West by horseback or a walking route through the pleasant hills and valleys of the county or for the more adventurous why not try biking around the picturesque county of Monaghan.
County Sligo is situated on the Atlantic coast in the north west of Ireland and is the gateway between Connaught and Ulster. The county has a magnificent variety of mountain, lake, wood and coastline. Sligo Town is the largest town in the northwest. To the north of Sligo is the magnificent Benbulben; where beneath its shadow is the grave of WB Yeats at Drumcliffe churchyard. In north Sligo you can visit Mullaghmore, Grange or Rosses Point, the famous seaside resort. To the west of Sligo is found the Europe’s oldest Stone Age cemeteries at Carrowmore Knocknarea mountain where Queen Maeve is buried under the cairn on the top, and Strandhill, a surfer’s paradise.
To the south is the seaside resort of Enniscrone, and Tubbercurry, an important centre for traditional Irish music and hosts the South Sligo summer school. Sligo has many beautiful lakes, especially Lough Gill and Glencar.