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SLIGO TOURS 17/18 SLIGOSAMPLE TOURS SLIGO TOURS 17/18 SLIGO TOURS 17/18 OVERVIEW There are thousands of areas of natural beauty: ancient burial graves, BenBulben,fairy glens, magic roads; There are numerous activities: surfing, swimming, sailing, riding, golf; there are countless places to eat well – restaurants, markets, festivals; and on top of all this you have the engaging wit and helpfulness of the people. Sligo is a visual place: Surrounded by majestic landscapes, adventurous seas and lakes and a lively cultural and entertainment calendar. Having an authentic experience is an important part of the choice, new and emerging e.g. Yeats, Harvesting Seaweed/seaweed Bath/ catch and cook / picnic on an island. SLIGO TOURS 17/18 y l TOWN MAP l SLIGO a B To Bundoran & Donegal S L I G O H ARB O U R RADISSON BLU HOTEL & SPA B N15 a r r a c k B S a l t l l a . s i l 10 MIN WALK t H dge Q ri u s B n a e PARK y gh Hu M a r k o l b o r 5 MIN WALK i e H v i Finisklin Road c z 3 MIN WALK R . 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T y a r l e m p l l l o H e n s i S n SEAN FALLON PARK t e R . o l & ACORN PLAYGROUND C l o a M a d i l C l o H i l a c h R s w o l l d a G C i r c u l a r R o a d 0.75km SLIGO TOURS 17/18 SLIGO COUNTY ACCESS Mullaghmore Cliffoney Streedagh S Grange T M Y R T N15 R A D Lissadelle Drumcliffe Rosses Point N16 Coney Island Easkey Strandhill Sligo Town N59 Lough Gill S Ballintogher I N A T N U O M X Easkey O Lough Ballygawley N15 To Mayo To Galway N17 GO TO SLIGO BY AIR GETTING AROUND IN SLIGO Derry Airport Dublin International Airport Choose from a selection of buses, Belfast Airport Ireland West Airport Knock trains, car hire, taxis, plus a Shannon International Airport network of roads and motorways, A4 Belfast International Airport you’ll find Sligo an easy place Sligo George Best City of Derry Airport George to get around. Airport Iarnoid Eireann Best Belfast City Airport Irish Rail Network N5 BUSES: Ireland West Airport Knock N4 GO TO SLIGO BY SEA Bus Eireann National bus Dublin Airport Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Belfast company servicing all main N63 Dublin Port and Larne are served by car towns and cities. ferry from Britain. Rosslare and Dun Laoghaire Cork are served by car ferries TRAINS: from Britain and France. Iarnoid Eireann Shannon Stena Line, Irish Ferries, Irish Rail Network. International Airport P&O Ferries, Brittany Ferries. Rosslare Cork SLIGO TOURS 17/18 LISSADELL HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR SLIGO TOURS 2017/18 SLIGO TOURS 17/18 HALF DAY TOURS Half Day Tour of Magnificent Lissadell House and grounds (Allow min Four Hours for Visit): LISSADELL HOUSE When you visit Lissadell you are not only seeing some of the finest gardens and architecture in the North West. you are also experiencing the beginning of much of the modern history and culture of Ireland, all uniquely located in one home. A landmark historic estate, the property was purchased in 2003 by Constance Cassidy and Edward Walsh who have transformed it into a flagship for tourism in Sligo and the North West. Famous as the childhood home of Countess Constance Markievicz, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising - Ireland’s armed rebellion in protest of British Occupation. Markievicz was the first woman to be elected to Dáil Eireann, where she served as Minister for Labour and thus became the first female minister in a modern Western European democracy. Countess Markievicz was also the first woman to be elected to the House of Commons at Westminster, London (where she declined to take her seat). She grew up in the house with her sister Eva Gore-Booth and her brother Josslyn Gore-Booth. Eva was a poet of distinction and an active suffragist who clashed with a young Winston Churchill over barmaids’ rights in 1908, while their brother Josslyn created one of the premier horticultural estates in Europe at Lissadell, which you will see faithfully recreated in your visit. Notably, the great poet and Nobel Laureate W. B. Yeats was friendly with the Gore Booth sisters and stayed at Lissadell in 1892 and 1893. As you can see, so much of today’s history is contained within the walls of Lissadell House, surrounded by picturesque views of The Alpine and Kitchen Gardens. Lissadell House Tour NYPD Lissadell House Kitchens SLIGO TOURS 17/18 HALF DAY TOURS NYPD Lissadell House Kitchens LISSADELL HOUSE AND GARDEN Lissadell House and Gardens is situated on the shores of Sligo Bay, 7 km north of Sligo on the Bundoran/Donegal Road. The historic and literary associations of Lissadell and the natural beauty of its setting with sea, woodland and mountains make Lissadell one of the North West’s premier tourism attractions and one not to be missed. PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Lunch at Lissadell in the Coach House • Tour of Lissadell House and Gardens Additionally, you have access to a diverse selection of exhibitions: • 1916 Exhibition • Countess Markievicz Exhibition • W.B. Yeats Exhibition • Jack Yeats Exhibition • Waterloo Exhibition • World War 2 Exhibition HISTORIC GARDENS The Alpine Garden: The Alpine Garden is a magnificent tribute to all the gardeners who have worked in it since its creation in the 1740s, in particular the industrious Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, brother to Constance Markievicz, who created the stunning Alpine rockeries in the 1890s, and who exported seeds and bulbs from this garden all over the world; and to Sean O’Gaoithin and Jimmi Blake who led the reconstruction work, and to Pat Curneen, Rachel O’Sullivan and Carl Dacus. The Kitchen Garden: Edward and Constance have lovingly restored the Kitchen Garden which was a thriving horticultural enterprise first created by Josslyn Gore Booth between 1890 and 1944. Records show that the Lissadell Estate sold 1,400 alpine and 1,100 herbaceous varieties across Europe and the US in 1915. Lissadell was even more famous for its large commercial bulb farm, growing mainly narcissi (daffodil) and anemones, and was able to offer 258 varieties of daffodil for sale in 1915. Please contact: Website: www.lissadellhouse.com Telephone: +353 71 916 3150 Directions: The entrance to Lissadell is the third on the left after the village of Carney, directly opposite the Anglican Church built by Sir Robert Gore Booth in the 1850s. The Alpine Garden SLIGO TOURS 17/18 USP’s ADVENTURE | ACTIVITIES CULTURE • Surfing Stranhdill- Easkey-Streedagh • Craft Trail – made in Sligo/youth theatre /cat and moon/ lime green/ • Sailing @Rosses Point & /Mullaghmore LISSADELL• The ModelHOUSE • Kite boarding SLIGO TOURS 2017/18 • Theatre • Fishing • Island Tours ACCOMMODATION • SUP Contemporary, luxury 4* hotels to old world • Dolphin Watching castle to period homes/ 5* Guesthouses/ Irish Homes rural/urban/low impact stay • PaddleBoarding premises’/great outdoors camping and caravan • Golfing offering, • Equestrain NIGHTLIFE WALKING/CYCLING • Some of the Best Nite Clubs / pubs traditional/contemporary • mountain hike, • way marked trails, GASTRONOMY • looped walks • Sligo is a gourmet’s delight/quality • coastal stroll restaurants/artisan products/ afternoon tea to sumptuous food.