County Sligo, Ireland 🇮🇪 2019 – Michael and Pam's Travels

Date: 25th June 2019

Travelled: 143 kilometres from Ballina in County Mayo to Donegal in County Donegal

Visited: Aughris Head, Sligo, Rossnowlagh and Donegal

Stayed: Donegal port car-park, free no services. N54.65135, W08.11297

Budget: 23 days @ €86 per day

A very quiet evening in Ballina overnight, just the bin man about 7 am. After our coffee we take a walk down the River Moy before packing up. Paid parking starts at 0830 so it’s time to go.

Continuing on the Wild Atlantic Way (N) we turn for Aughris Head, hoping it will provide a view for breakfast.

Back on the N59 it’s only 15 kms on to Sligo. We know little or nothing about Sligo other than its funny name. But it’s a small city and capital of County Sligo. We have the co-ordinates for a car-park in the middle of town and pay €1.20 for a couple of hours parking.

Sligo, Connacht, Ireland

Map of Sligo, the marker on the central car-park.

After a quick stop at the Tourist Office we do the city walk. The Douglas Hyde Bridge over the River Garavogue. I should mention the great Irish poet WB Yeats grew up in Sligo and is buried nearby. So there are lot of Yeats stuff about.

So we have done Sligo as best we can on a Tuesday morning and we continue on the WAW.

We stop for lunch at Streedagh Point, just a couple of kms off the WAW. It has a nice view across Donegal Bay but Pam is taken by these daisies growing wild next to our stop. We see them growing wild along the roadside, but for once we are close enough for a photo.

We take the turn for Rossnowlagh. The LP describes the beach at Rossnowlagh as one of Irelands best.

Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Map showing Donegal in County Donegal

We arrive in Donegal and find a parking spot at the port. It’s getting late so we take off for a quick walk. The central hub of Donegal is called the Triangle, because it is.

The Church of Ireland just across the way. It’s just had a renovation and looks brilliant.

Not to be out done, St Mary’s has a round tower in the best Irish tradition.

As we walk past McCafferty’s I peak in for a look. Perfect. By the time the first Guinness was settled and half drunk the place was full. Unfortunately most were Americans all talking shite as they do. Feeling mellow as we wander back to the port, a takeaway Chinese seems like a good idea and our day was done.

Michael and Pam

3 thoughts on “County Sligo, Ireland 🇮🇪 2019”

Mark and Mireille
June 27, 2019, 05:43

Gidday Michael & Pam
Thanks for the fantastic insight into Ireland we are following and gleaning lots of useful places to see from your blog. We where worried with Pam’s commentary on the beach that she might have gone and had a swim with the boogie board. Loving the posts keep them coming .all the best from Mark and Mireille.ps great to see that your enjoying the Guinness.

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Sandy
June 27, 2019, 17:21

Your travels are looking adventurous as always ….. the weather isn’t looking to warm bit like back here at home .
Love to you both
Safe travels ❤️

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Gloria and Rene
June 28, 2019, 00:17

Nice viewing Ireland through your blogs! Beautiful scenery and architecture. Somehow knew that pub was calling you!!😆. Have fun!!!

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