We also visit the mission at Dugort. Further north our journey takes us through north Mayo and on to the 5000 year old Ceide Fields perched high overlooking the cliffs and ocean at Downpatrick Head. En route to Sligo we visit two wonderful abbeys at Moyne and Rosserk. In Sligo we are based in the shadow of Ben Bulben, where the poet W.B.Yeats wrote some of his finest material. Also on our schedule today are the megalithic tombs at Carrowkeel and of course we enjoy a visit to Lough Gill and the natural woodlands surrounding this beautiful lake.
Boa Island boasts several small fascinating statues more than likely from the late Celtic era.
Its south we go today to visit Strokestown House, a magnificent example of 19th century architecture in a grandiose style. Here a superb interpretation of Irelands Famine period has been displayed. It focuses on the historic, economic and political aspects of this important period in Irish history. We enjoy lunch here before travelling on to Athlone on the banks of the Shannon River. The Turoe Stone, with fine examples of Celtic stone carving we also visit.