natural wonder
Benbulben
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Collooney is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Sligo, 21km from Benbulben.
Collooney is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 1,610, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Collooney 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 Collooney to your route.
Collooney or Coloony (Irish: Cúil Mhuine, meaning 'nook of the thicket') is a town in County Sligo, Ireland.
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Collooney is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.1838 latitude, -8.4891 longitude.
Collooney has a population of approximately 1,610 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
21 km · about 25 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
32 km · about 35 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.
45 km · about 50 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A wave-battered headland near Ballycastle with the iconic Dún Briste sea stack standing isolated offshore.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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