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THE
NORTH WEST
DONEGAL SLIGO LEITRIM CAVAN MONAGHAN
HIGHLIGHTS
guestrooms accommodation IRELAND’S SCENIC NORTH WEST BOASTS MORE MEGALITHIC
17 MARCH: St. Patrick’s Day – various events and
parades throughout the region
pointofinterest activities & pastimes MONUMENTS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN EUROPE, ALONG WITH
28 APRIL – 1 MAY: Solo ’06 – Festival of the Solo
dining dining & entertainment CASTLES DATING FROM GAELIC AND PLANTATION TIMES. ONCE
Performer, Model Arts and Niland Gallery, Sligo
publicbuilding places of interest A CENTRE OF MEDIEVAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE AREA IS ALSO
1–5 JUNE: An Tostal, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
2–4 JUNE: Sligo County Fleadh, Strandhillshopping shopping KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRALS. THE NORTH WEST
EXTENDS FROM SLIGO, BURIAL PLACE OF W.B. YEATS, TO THE
10–23 JULY: Earagail Arts Festival, Donegal
BLUE FLAG BEACHES WILD LANDSCAPE OF DONEGAL. THE SPECTACULAR BEACHES
16–21 JULY: Patrick MacGill Summer School, Glenties,
Co. Donegal
Co. Donegal* Portnablagh AND RUGGED COASTLINE EXTENDS TO MALIN HEAD, IRELAND’S
22–30 JULY: Mary from Dungloe International Festival,
Ballyhernan Portsalon Co. Donegal
Bundoran Rathmullan NORTHERNMOST POINT. VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE THE
Carrickfinn Rossnowlagh
31 JULY – 12 AUGUST: 47th Yeats International
Culdaff Stroove ATMOSPHERE OF SLIGO’S ANCIENT MONUMENTS AND
Summer School, Sligo
Downings
4–6 AUGUST: Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music
Drumatinny County Sligo* HISTORIC COUNTRY HOUSES, TOUR THE MAJESTIC SCENERY OF
Festival, Co. Donegal
Fintra Enniscrone
Killahoey Mullaghmore BLOODY FORELAND AND THE POISONED GLEN IN DONEGAL, OR
25–27 AUGUST: Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann,
Lady’s Bay Rosses Point Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Lisfannon SIMPLY BASK IN THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND RICH CULTURE
Marble Hill County
26 AUGUST – 23 SEPTEMBER: Iontas Small Works
Murvagh Leitrim* OF DONEGAL’S IRISH-SPEAKING GAELTACHT.
Exhibition, Sligo Art Gallery
Naran, Portnoo Keeldra
26 AUGUST – 3 SEPTEMBER: Heritage Week
Port Arthur
2–5 NOVEMBER: Sligo International Choral Festival
*Please note these are 2006 Blue Flag
beaches/marinas. The 2007 awards will
be announced in June 2007. Please see
24–26 NOVEMBER: Patrick Kavanagh Weekend,
www.blueflagireland.com for updated Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan
information, maps and award criteria.
TOURIST OFFICE INFORMATION:
DONEGAL: Buncrana, Tel: (074) 936 2600; Bundoran, Tel: (071) 984 1350; Donegal Town, Tel: (074) 972 1148; Dungloe, Tel: (074) 952 1297; Letterkenny, Tel: (074) 912 1160.
SLIGO: Sligo Town, Tel: (071) 916 1201. LEITRIM: Carrick-on-Shannon, Tel: (071) 962 0170. CAVAN: Cavan Town, Tel: (049) 433 1942. MONAGHAN: Monaghan Town, Tel: (047) 81122.
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