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Leisure
Activities:
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River
& Lake Fishing.
(Cloonaghmore river and
Lough Conn trout fishing
with boats and gillies
available locally at Gortnor
Abbey Pier in Crossmolina or
Telephone: Cloonamoyne
Fishery, Enniscoe on
(096) 31851
Sea
fishing & Daily boat
trips, on Killala
Bay (Boats departs from
Enniscrone Pier) Sunseeker
Boat Trips: Contact;
Michael on 087 2446902. The
boat departs from the pier
at 3.00pm; 4.30pm; 6.00pm
and 7.30pm seven days a week
for the month of July and
August.
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Hole Golf Courses (Ballina,
Belmullet & Enniscrone)
Ballina
Golf Club, Bonniconlon
Rd. (096) 21050
Enniscrone Golf Club
(096) 36297
Carne Golf Links,
Belmullet (097) 82292
Hill
and country walks
Humbert's
walk
The Bangor Trail
The Western Way
Horse
Riding with
equestrian centres in
Knockmore & Ballina
Barnfield
- Equestrian Centre,
Knockmore, Ballina. (096)
58175
ARD Chuan -
Equestrian Centre, Corballa,
Ballina. (096) 45084
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Local
Attractions:
"Ceide
Fields" Europe's largest
Stone Age land enclosure, the Ceide
Fields, is located along a bleak,
dramatic stretch of north Mayo
coastline. Megalithic tombs and
dwellings discovered in the enclosure
date back 5000 years. There is an
excellent museum on the site.
Telephone:
Ballycastle, (096) 43325
Explore the North Mayo
Scenery "The Atlantic coast
drive"
The North Mayo
Sculpture Trail
A sculpture trail
around the North Mayo coastline, part
of the Tír Sáile project. Tír Sáile...
a land where the salt laden winds from
the atlantic govern all things.
Mayo North Heritage
Centre, discover the past with a
visit to the agricultural and rural
museum. Have your Mayo ancestory
traced and relax in the tea room and
beautiful walled gardens.
Open all year...
April - Oct. Mon-
Fri 9am-6pm
Oct - March Mon - Fri 9pm-4pm
Tel 096 31809
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Dún Briste,
Sea Stack at Down Patrick
Head, Ballycastle |
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According to
one legend, a pagan
chieftain, named Crom Dubh,
lived there. He refused to
listen to St. Patrick who
tried to convert him to
Christianity. St. Patrick
hit the ground with his
crozier and the stack was
separated from the mainland,
leaving Crom Dubh to die
there.
The sea
stack known as ‘Dún
Briste’ was part of the
mainland until 1393 when
heavy seas severed it from
the mainland and the people
were taken from it by means
of ship’s ropes.
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Killala
Round Tower
Killala
round tower stands 84 feet
high with the doorway 11
feet above the ground. It
was struck by lightening
sometime in the nineteenth
century and subsequently
repaired.
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Moyne Abbey,
15th Century Abbey
It lies on the shore
of a deep estuary, between Killala and
Ballina. History briefly tells that
Moyne Abbey was consecrated in 1462.
Then burnt down by the British
governor of Connaught a century or so
later. and the monks persecuted. But
there were monks there in some form
until the late 19th century.
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Night
Life and Socialising:
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Bessies Bar -
Traditional Irish Pub 5 mins
walk from the house.
The Kerrymans Pub -
Slightly more modern pub 1
mile from the house
Seisiún
- A music trail Through
Ireland. July and August -
9pm, Thursdays, Fr. Peyton
Centre, Attymass, Ballina.
€7.00, Enquiries (096)
45273
Killala's
traditional and busy pubs
Crossmolina's
busy and youthful pubs
Ballina's
bustling nightlife,
restaurants and street and
arts festival in July
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Children's
Activities:
Tumble
Jungle: Children's play
Area. Bunree Road, Ballina,
(096) 76637
Waterpoint:
Enniscrone, Tel: (096) 36999
Lisbeg Children's
Stables: Cloghans,
Ballina Phone: 096-21970 |
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Family
Activities:
Ceide Fields;
Ballycastle, (096) 43325
Foxford Woolen Mills: Foxford.
Telephone: (096) 56756
Fr. Peyton Memorial Centre,
Attymass, Ballina. Telephone: (096)
45374
Museum of Country Life:Turlogh,
Castlebar. Telephone: 1890 687386
North Mayo Family Heritage Centre:
Tel: 096 31809
Flybow Traditional Archery:
Cloghans, Ballina, Tel: (096) 71993
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