The trip, in order
Follow the route day by day. Times and prices can change, so check official information before you travel.
Megaliths and abbey
Sligo
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Carrowmore
Carrowmore is worth time because it is a dense megalithic cemetery of passage tombs and related monuments near Sligo. The visit centres on stone circles and tombs, central Listoghil monument, and Knocknarea backdrop, so the place can be understood through visible features rather than reputation alone. The cemetery contains monuments dating mainly from the Neolithic period and forms part of a wider ritual landscape around Knocknarea and the Cúil Irra peninsula. Within Sligo & North-West, it adds a clear archaeology, prehistoric dimension to a broader itinerary. A measured visit leaves time to examine the building fabric, landscape or collections and to understand how the site relates to its immediate setting.
- Duration
- 120 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
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- 2
Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey is worth time because it is the substantial ruins of a medieval Dominican friary in the centre of Sligo. The visit centres on cloister, central tower, and carved tombs and sculpture, so the place can be understood through visible features rather than reputation alone. The friary was founded in the thirteenth century, survived repeated damage and rebuilding, and retains important late medieval and early modern stonework. Within Sligo & North-West, it adds a clear abbeys, heritage dimension to a broader itinerary. A measured visit leaves time to examine the building fabric, landscape or collections and to understand how the site relates to its immediate setting.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
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Country-house history
Lissadell
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Lissadell House
Lissadell House is worth time because it is a Greek Revival country house associated with the Gore-Booth family and several strands of Irish cultural and political history. The visit centres on Greek Revival façade, historic interiors, and estate landscape, so the place can be understood through visible features rather than reputation alone. The house was completed in the 1830s. Constance Markievicz and Eva Gore-Booth grew up here, and W. B. Yeats visited the estate. Within Sligo & North-West, it adds a clear houses, history dimension to a broader itinerary. A measured visit leaves time to examine the building fabric, landscape or collections and to understand how the site relates to its immediate setting.
- Duration
- 120 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.