Parke's CastleThe OPW restored this fortified house of the early 1600s, on the shore of Lough Gill.Greenway
SLNCR Greenway, Dromahair
Dromahair, County Leitrim
A short stretch of the old Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway at Dromahair, with a 5km loop through the village. It is the first piece of a planned greenway from Sligo to Enniskillen.
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- Dromahair, County Leitrim
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Parke's CastleThe OPW restored this fortified house of the early 1600s, on the shore of Lough Gill.
Creevelea FriaryThe Franciscan friary beside the Bonet River was founded in 1508. It is roofless and you can walk straight into it.
HazelwoodThe wooded peninsula on Lough Gill has a lakeside path with wooden sculptures standing along it.
Lough GillLough Gill lies east of Sligo town and holds the small island Yeats named in his poem.
The ModelThis gallery on The Mall holds the Niland Collection of Jack B Yeats paintings.More in Leitrim
Glencar WaterfallWaterfall · ManorhamiltonGlencar drops into a wooded glen above the lough, a few minutes on foot from the car park.- The Shed Distillery ExperienceDistillery or brewery · DrumshanboThe gin and whiskey distillery in Drumshanbo is working, and it runs a tour and a tasting room.
Carrick-on-ShannonTown · Co. LeitrimLeitrim's county town sits on the Shannon, with a marina on the water and a Georgian main street above it.- Acres Lake BoardwalkWalk · DrumshanboThe boardwalk floats along the edge of Acres Lake outside Drumshanbo, part of the Shannon Blueway.
Manorhamilton CastleCastle · ManorhamiltonThe fortified house of the 1630s is ruined now, standing on a rise above the town. A heritage centre in the grounds opens on set days, and tours are arranged in advance.- Seán Mac Diarmada HomesteadMuseum · KiltyclogherA 1916 signatory was born in this thatched cottage outside Kiltyclogher, and it is kept as it was.
Costello Memorial ChapelChurch · Carrick-on-ShannonEdward Costello built this tiny chapel on Bridge Street in 1879 as a resting place for his wife Mary Josephine, and both are buried under glass inside the door.
Cavan and Leitrim RailwayMuseum · DromodRestored engines and short rides on the line, at the narrow gauge railway museum in Dromod station. It opens from April to September, on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.