natural wonder
Benbulben
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Sligo is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Ballysadare, 11km from Benbulben.
Sligo is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 19,199, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sligo 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 Sligo to your route.
Sligo (; Irish: Sligeach [ˈʃl̠ʲɪɟəx]; lit. 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 29.5% of the county's population) and the 24th largestRead more
in the Republic of Ireland.
Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of Ireland. Its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to the poet W. B. Yeats, have made it a tourist destination.
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Sligo is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 54.2697 latitude, -8.4694 longitude.
Sligo has a population of approximately 19,199 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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natural wonder
A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.
11 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.
15 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.
22 km · about 25 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
mountain pass
A dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
55 km · about 65 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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