Cliffoney is a great base for visiting the beautiful north Sligo area
Cliffoney Beach is a beautiful, unspoilt beach, near the football field, within easy walking distance of the village. This beach two mile long quite empty beach is excellent for getting away from it all and for walking, horse riding, shore angling and surfing but due to strong tides and no lifeguards swimming is not advised.
The trip along the R279 from Cliffoney to Mullaghmore is dominated by Classiebawn Castle, which is best known as the former home of Lord Louis Mountbatten, Viceroy of India and Earl of Burma. This striking building is one of the most photographed icons in the north-west of Ireland, with its fairytale towers and its dramatic…
Gleniff Horseshoe so called because of its shape and layout. Along the drive or walk can be clearly seen the dramatic cliffs containing the cave that served as a hiding place for mythical runaway lovers Diarmuid and Grainne. This epic tale of young love is best read over a steaming hot Whiskey or cooling pint…
One mile from Cliffoney Village on the north side towards Donegal is the Ancient Burial Site known as Creevykeel Court Cairn. This burial Chamber is believed to be 2,000 years older than the pyramids at Ghisa. As you visit the tomb take time to look West towards the beautiful fishing village of Mullaghmore just below…
Internationally famous poet William Butler Yeats was laid to rest in Drumcliff, 7 miles from Cliffoney, many years after he died, his last poem he wrote he asked that he be buried here in ‘under bare Benbulben’s head’. In this beautiful churchyard you can visit his grave and ponder its inscription: ‘Cast a cold eye,…
Glencar Waterfall is particularly impressive after rain and can be viewed from a lovely wooded walk. There are more waterfalls visible from the road and also on-site picnic facilities and an information kiosk. Its setting and charm inspired the poet W. B. Yeats in his poem The Stolen Child.[codepeople-post-map]
[codepeople-post-map] Taking the R279 opposite the Catholic Church in Cliffoney you catch the first glimpse of Inishmurray Island, about four miles off the Sligo coast……. The island contains the remains of a remarkable Early Christian monastic settlement which was home to St Maloise, confessor of St Colmcille, and it was from here that Colmcille was…
Mullaghmore is beach is situated at the southern end of Donegal Bay and is part of a scenic seaside resort that is hugely popular with locals and tourists. There is a small picturesque 19th century harbour in the centre of the village from which the fishing boats come and go. A trip around the head…
The well has been out of use since around 1959 when a yearly pattern or ritual gathering occurred at the well on the feast day of St Bridget on February 1st. A statue of the saint, still at the well, has the date 1959 marked on it. A cattle fair used to be held at…