scenic viewpoint
Mullaghmore Head
A dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Ulster, Ireland · Europe
Ballyshannon is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Bundoran, 18km from Gleniff Horseshoe.
Ballyshannon is a town located in Ulster, Ireland. With a population of 2,299, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ballyshannon sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ballyshannon to your route.
Ballyshannon (Irish: Béal Átha Seanaidh, meaning 'the mouth of Seannach's ford') is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located at the southern end of the county where the N3 from Dublin ends and the N15 crosses the River Erne. The town was incorporated in the early 17th century, receiving a town charter in MarchRead more
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Ballyshannon is located in Ulster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.5000 latitude, -8.1833 longitude.
Ballyshannon has a population of approximately 2,299 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
A dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Six-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
24 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
A dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Among the highest sea cliffs in Europe at nearly 600 metres, far less crowded than the Cliffs of Moher and even more dramatic.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
The 'Stairway to Heaven': a wooden boardwalk climbing across protected blanket bog to a 450-step staircase up Cuilcagh's ridge, with views over Fermanagh's lakelands. 7.5km each way from the Marlbank Road car park.
36 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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