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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.
18 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
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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.
Night Life and
Socalising:
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Bourke's Pub 1km from cottage
Mitchell's Bar and lounge, Moygownagh 4.5km from
cottage
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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