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Nature Attractions In Sligo

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Sligo is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the second largest urban centre in the West of Ireland, with only Galway being larger. The Sligo Borough District constitutes 61% of the county's population of 63,000.Sligo is a historic, cultural, commercial, industrial, retail and service centre of regional importance in the West of Ireland. Served by rail, port and road links, Sligo exerts a significant influence on its hinterland. Sligo is also a popular tourist destination, being situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty,...
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  • 1. Strandhill Beach Strandhill
    Strandhill or occasionally Larass is the largest coastal village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. As of 2016, the population was 1,753, an increase of 10% from the 2011 Census. The old name appears to be Ros Dragnige .
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  • 2. Glencar Lake Sligo
    Glencar Lough , locally known as Glencar Lake, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It covers an area of 1.15 square kilometres and lies mostly in County Leitrim with a smaller part in County Sligo. Glencar Waterfall is located near the lake's north shore on the Leitrim side.
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  • 3. Benbulben Sligo
    Benbulbin, sometimes spelled Ben Bulben or Benbulben , is a large rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called Yeats Country.Benbulbin is a protected site, designated as a County Geological Site by Sligo County Council.
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  • 4. Coney Island Sligo
    Coney Island or Inishmulclohy , in County Sligo, Ireland, is one of several islands of the same name off the coast of Ireland. It is an island of approximately 400 acres and is named after the vast quantity of rabbits which can be spotted on the island at any time .
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  • 7. Easkey Sligo
    Dr. Easkey Britton, Ph.D is an Irish surfer from County Donegal with a doctorate in Environment and Society, University of Ulster. In 2010, she won her fifth consecutive Irish National Surfing Championship title at her namesake wave in Co. Sligo and in 2009 became the British Pro-Tour Champion.It was at home in Ireland that Easkey became known for being the first female surfer to ride the big wave Aill na Searrach off the Cliffs of Moher in 2007. The 15-foot wave became famous due to its inclusion in the Irish documentary film Waveriders.Easkey is the first Irish woman to be nominated for the Billabong XXL Awards for her performance tow surfing at Ireland's premiere big wave spot Mullaghmore in February 2011, becoming the first woman to do so.Easkey's younger sister Becky-Finn Britton is a...
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  • 9. Lough Gara Sligo
    This is an alphabetical list of loughs on the island of Ireland. It also shows a table of the largest loughs. The word lough is pronounced loch and comes from the Irish loch, meaning lake. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are an estimated 12,000 lakes in the Republic of Ireland, covering an area of more than 1,200 square kilometres. The largest lough, by area, in Ireland is Lough Neagh. Lough Corrib is the second largest, and is the largest in the Republic. The largest lough, by water volume, is Lough Neagh, with Lough Mask being the largest in the Republic. The list below contains only those loughs that are of geographic, geological, or historical importance and almost all of them are over a square kilometre in area. It includes loughs that are in Northern Ireland a...
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  • 11. Union Wood Sligo
    The National University of Ireland, Maynooth , commonly known as Maynooth University , is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It is Ireland's youngest university as it was founded by the Universities Act, 1997 from the secular faculties of the now separate St Patrick's College, Maynooth, which was founded in 1795. Maynooth is also the only university town in Ireland. The university consists of two connected campuses: an older south campus with 19th-century buildings, shared with St Patrick's College, and a modern north campus, occupying circa 100 acres . With over 13,000 students enrolled in the college and over 900 staff from over 20 different countries, it is Ireland's smallest, yet fastest growing university. In 2009, Mayn...
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  • 12. St. Attracta's Well Sligo
    Athracht is the patron saint of the parish of Locha Techet and Tourlestrane, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Her feast day is August 11.
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  • 15. The Great Western Greenway Westport
    There are 43 long-distance trails in Ireland designated as National Waymarked Trails by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council. These trails are inspected annually by the National Trails Office and are maintained by local management committees, Local Authorities, Local Development Companies and other State Agencies. All routes follow woodland paths, grassy boreens, fields, riverbanks and quiet country roads in the lowlands and forestry tracks and mountain paths in the uplands. Each trail is waymarked with square black posts containing an image, in yellow, of a walking man and a directional arrow, a symbol reserved for use only by National Waymarked Trails.The oldest trail is the Wicklow Way, the first section of which opened in 1980. It was followed by the South Leinster an...
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