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Welcome to the longest defined coastal drive in the world, stretching from Malin Head in County Donegal to Kinsale in County Cork. On this spectacular drive you will witness the raw and rugged beauty of the West Coast of Ireland as you journey through regions such as Connemara, Galway Bay, Cliffs of Moher in Clare, Kerry and finishing in the coastal town of Kinsale. The amazing Atlantic Ocean accompanies you from start to finish on this spectacular route interspersed with small villages and towns. There are a myriad of stop points along the way where you can learn more about the history and geography of the region while enjoying the warm welcome of the locals. This map is designed to guide you on your personal adventure. Whether it takes you a day or a year, the trip will be a once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy !!! Keem Strand Hook Lighthouse Dolmen in the Burren Downpatrick Head Slieve League Cliff Mullaghmore Head Cliffs of Moher Slea Head North West Donegal, Leitrim & Sligo This Starting Route from Derry and ending in Ballina will cover 719km Inishowen Peninsula, Derry to Letterkenny – Distance: 195km Fanad Head, Letterkenny to Bunbeg – Distance: 160 km The Slieve League Coast, Bunbeg to Donegal Town – Distance: 171km Donegal Bays & Sligo, Donegal Town to Ballina – Distance: 193km Start at Malin Head Ireland’s most northerly point where the wild Atlantic has carved deep crevices into the rugged headland. Watch them weave magic into Donegal tweed Silver Strand beach is a spectacular hidden gem of a beach at Malin Beg Call into Kitty Kelly’s and pick up an Irish Coffee making lesson Try your hand at surfing in Bundoran the spiritual home of the Irish surf scene See giant swells up to 100ft high off Mullaghmore head Visit Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach Must do Must See in Donegal Inishowen Maritime Museum Grianan Aileach Dough Famine Village Glenveagh National Park Ards Forest Park Triona Design Glencolmcille Folk Village Slieve League Cultural Centre Fisherman out of Ireland Donegal Craft Village Daniel o Donnell Visitor Centre Ardara Heritage Centre Tullan Discovery Point Waterworld, Roughey Walk Donegal Castle Magees Donegal Town Donegal Town Craft Village Donegal County Museum Ballyshannon and District Museum Aranmore Island Car & Passenger Ferry Edel Macbride Studio Outlet & Knitfield Yarn Shop Inishowen Quad Safari McAuliffes Craft Shop The Workhouse Curran Coaches & Slieve League Bus Tours Sliabh League Boat Trips Muck n Muffins Eagles Flying Kilcullens Seaweed Baths Must do Must See in Sligo Yeats Grave, Drumcliff Church and Round Tower Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery Benbulben Pottery Voya seaweed Baths The Abbey The Model Coney Island, Sligo Bay Rose of Innisfree Boat Trip Parkes Castle Castle Dargan Eagles Flying Kilcullens Seaweed Baths The Rose of Innisfree From Ballina and ending in Galway will cover 792km Erris Ballina to Belmullet – Distance: 213km Clew Bay & Achill Island Belmullet to Westport – Distance: 238km Killary Harbour Westport to Clifden – Distance: 165km Connemara Clifden to Galway City – Distance: 176km Visit Clare Island Lighthouse at Clew Bay Take a boat trip around the many islands of this scenic bay Cross the road bridge to Ireland’s largest island – Achill Island – with its tall Seacliff’s, bare mountains and sweeping sandy beaches Trek across sands on a Connemara pony Hire a bike in Connemara’s ‘capital’ Clifden, and strike out across the starkly strange blanket bog Walk the promenade at Salthill overlooking Galway bay on the outskirts of Galway city Must do Must See in Mayo Jackie Clarke Collection Ceide Fields Downpatrick Head Carne Golf Links Ballycroy National Park Artisan Adventure Westport House & Pirate Adventure Park O'Malley Ferries Bellacragher Boat Club Irelands School of Falconry Greenvagh James Grealis Quiet Man Museum Achill Caravan Holiday Ltd. Paddle & Pedal Must do Must See in Galway Killary Adventure Centre Connemara Golf Links Ceardlann Craft Village Galway Craft Village Galway Cathedral Dunguiare Castle Connemara Wild Escapes Crinniu na mBad Festival Cashel House Seaweed Cookery Experience Experience Inis Meain Connemara Coastal Walk & Walking West Arigna Mining Experience Celtic Crystal Derroura Bike Hire Roundstone Sea Angling Letterfrach Waterways Connemara Shooting School Galway Bay Fishing WEST Mayo & Galway From Galway and ending in Tralee will cover 380km West Clare & The Burren Galway to Kilkee – Distance:164km The Shannon Estuary Kilkee to Tralee – Distance: 216km Must do Must See in Clare Aillwee Cave & Birds of Prey Centre Doolin Cave Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre Liscannor Rock Shop Loophead Lighthouse West Clare Railway Vandaleur Walled Garden Clare Island Ferries Hazel Mountain Chocolates Linnalla Ice Cream The Roadside Tavern The Rock Shop Irish Suring Ass. / Bens Surf Burren SmokeHouse The Burren Centre Doolin Ferry Must do Must See in Limerick Foynes Flying Boat Museum The Treaty Stone King Johns Castle Limerick City Museum Hunt Museum Take in the sights of the Burren; a vast limestone landscape stretching across northern Clare and southern Galway Stroll along the Doolin Cliff Walk of County Clare, the sea cliffs leading to the Cliffs of Moher A boat trip will allow you experience the mighty Cliffs of Moher from sea level At the western tip of County Clare, peaceful roads and deserted beaches stretch out along the Loop Head Drive See and hear the Shannon Dolphins where the river Shannon meets the Atlantic MID WEST Clare & Limerick From Tralee and ending in Kinsale will cover 742km The Dingle Peninsula Tralee to Castlemaine – Distance: 150km Ring of Kerry Castlemaine to Kenmare – Distance: 175km Beara to Sheep’s Head Kenmare to Durrus – Distance: 210km West Cork Durrus to Kinsale – Distance: 207km Must do Must See in Kerry Louis Mulcahy Pottery Dingle Cookery School Dingle Brewery Goekaun Mountain Skellig Boat Trips The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre Skelligs Chocolate Factory Visitor Centre Dursey Island Cable Car /Dursey Island The Ewe Sculpture Garden West Cork Model Railway Tralee Bay Wetlands Must do Must See in Cork Blue Pool Ferry Mizen Head Experience Beara Peninsula Kinsale Sherkin Island Bantry House Garinish Island Skibbereen Heritage Centre Stroll among the ruined cottages of Great Blasket island Visit Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town Gallop on horseback along the 7 miles of Rossbeigh beach Experience many aspects of the offshore Skellig islands at The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre Hop on to Ireland’s only cable car to explore Dursey Island Take a walk to the most southern tip of Ireland with views of Fastnet lighthouse at Mizen Head SOUTH WEST Kerry and Cork Should you wish to advertise in future editions of this map please contact 01 4603 615 or email [email protected] Ordnance Survey Ireland Permit No. 8944 © Ordnance Survey Ireland/Government of Ireland
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Page 1: Hook Lighthouse Dolmen in the Burren Downpatrick Head · Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery Benbulben Pottery Voya seaweed Baths The Abbey The Model Coney Island, Sligo Bay Rose of Innisfree

Welcome to the longest defined coastal drive in the world, stretching from Malin Head in County Donegal to Kinsale in County Cork. On this spectacular drive you will witness the raw and rugged beauty of the West Coast of Ireland as you journey through regions such as Connemara, Galway Bay, Cliffs of Moher in Clare, Kerry and finishing in the coastal town of Kinsale.

The amazing Atlantic Ocean accompanies you from start to finish on this spectacular route interspersed with small villages and towns. There are a myriad of stop points along the way where you can learn more about the history and geography of the region while enjoying the warm welcome of the locals.

This map is designed to guide you on your personal adventure. Whether it takes you a day or a year, the trip will be a once in a lifetime experience. Enjoy !!!

Keem Strand

Hook Lighthouse Dolmen in the Burren Downpatrick Head

Slieve League Cliff Mullaghmore Head Cliffs of Moher Slea Head

North WestDonegal, Leitrim & Sligo

This Starting Route from Derry and ending in Ballina will cover 719km

Inishowen Peninsula, Derry to Letterkenny – Distance: 195km

Fanad Head, Letterkenny to Bunbeg – Distance: 160 km

The Slieve League Coast, Bunbeg to Donegal Town – Distance: 171km

Donegal Bays & Sligo, Donegal Town to Ballina – Distance: 193km

Start at Malin Head Ireland’s most northerly point where the wild Atlantic has carved deep crevices into the rugged

headland.

Watch them weave magic into Donegal tweed

Silver Strand beach is a spectacular hidden gem of a beach at Malin Beg

Call into Kitty Kelly’s and pick up an Irish Coffee making lesson

Try your hand at surfing in Bundoran the spiritual home of the Irish surf scene

See giant swells up to 100ft high off Mullaghmore head

Visit Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach

Must do Must See in DonegalInishowen Maritime MuseumGrianan AileachDough Famine VillageGlenveagh National ParkArds Forest ParkTriona DesignGlencolmcille Folk VillageSlieve League Cultural CentreFisherman out of IrelandDonegal Craft VillageDaniel o Donnell Visitor CentreArdara Heritage CentreTullan Discovery PointWaterworld, Roughey Walk Donegal Castle Magees Donegal Town Donegal Town Craft Village Donegal County Museum Ballyshannon and District Museum Aranmore Island Car & Passenger FerryEdel Macbride Studio Outlet & Knitfield Yarn ShopInishowen Quad SafariMcAuliffes Craft ShopThe WorkhouseCurran Coaches & Slieve League Bus ToursSliabh League Boat TripsMuck n MuffinsEagles FlyingKilcullens Seaweed Baths

Must do Must See in Sligo Yeats Grave, Drumcliff Church and Round TowerCarrowmore Megalithic CemeteryBenbulben Pottery Voya seaweed BathsThe AbbeyThe Model Coney Island, Sligo BayRose of Innisfree Boat TripParkes CastleCastle DarganEagles FlyingKilcullens Seaweed BathsThe Rose of Innisfree

From Ballina and ending in Galway will cover 792km

ErrisBallina to Belmullet – Distance: 213km

Clew Bay & Achill IslandBelmullet to Westport – Distance: 238km

Killary HarbourWestport to Clifden – Distance: 165km

ConnemaraClifden to Galway City – Distance: 176km

Visit Clare Island Lighthouse at Clew Bay

Take a boat trip around the many islands of this scenic bay

Cross the road bridge to Ireland’s largest island – Achill Island – with its tall Seacliff’s, bare mountains and sweeping

sandy beaches

Trek across sands on a Connemara pony

Hire a bike in Connemara’s ‘capital’ Clifden, and strike out across the starkly strange blanket bog

Walk the promenade at Salthill overlooking Galway bay on the outskirts of Galway city

Must do Must See in Mayo Jackie Clarke Collection Ceide FieldsDownpatrick HeadCarne Golf LinksBallycroy National ParkArtisan AdventureWestport House & Pirate Adventure Park O'Malley FerriesBellacragher Boat ClubIrelands School of FalconryGreenvaghJames GrealisQuiet Man MuseumAchill Caravan Holiday Ltd.Paddle & Pedal

Must do Must See in Galway

Killary Adventure Centre Connemara Golf LinksCeardlann Craft VillageGalway Craft Village Galway Cathedral Dunguiare Castle Connemara Wild EscapesCrinniu na mBad Festival Cashel House Seaweed Cookery Experience Experience Inis MeainConnemara Coastal Walk & Walking West Arigna Mining ExperienceCeltic CrystalDerroura Bike HireRoundstone Sea AnglingLetterfrach Waterways Connemara Shooting SchoolGalway Bay Fishing

WESTMayo & Galway

From Galway and ending in Tralee will cover 380km

West Clare & The BurrenGalway to Kilkee – Distance:164km

The Shannon EstuaryKilkee to Tralee – Distance: 216km

Must do Must See in Clare

Aillwee Cave &

Birds of Prey Centre

Doolin Cave

Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre

Liscannor Rock Shop

Loophead Lighthouse

West Clare Railway

Vandaleur Walled Garden

Clare Island Ferries

Hazel Mountain Chocolates

Linnalla Ice Cream

The Roadside Tavern

The Rock Shop

Irish Suring Ass. / Bens Surf

Burren SmokeHouse

The Burren Centre

Doolin Ferry

Must do Must See in Limerick

Foynes Flying Boat Museum

The Treaty Stone

King Johns Castle

Limerick City Museum

Hunt Museum

Take in the sights of the Burren; a vast limestone landscape stretching across

northern Clare and southern Galway

Stroll along the Doolin Cliff Walk of County Clare, the sea cliffs leading to the Cliffs of Moher

A boat trip will allow you experience the mighty Cliffs of Moher from sea level

At the western tip of County Clare, peaceful roads and deserted beaches stretch out along the Loop Head Drive

See and hear the Shannon Dolphins where the river Shannon meets the Atlantic

MID WEST Clare & Limerick

From Tralee and ending in Kinsale will cover 742km

The Dingle PeninsulaTralee to Castlemaine – Distance: 150km

Ring of KerryCastlemaine to Kenmare – Distance: 175km

Beara to Sheep’s HeadKenmare to Durrus – Distance: 210km

West CorkDurrus to Kinsale – Distance: 207km

Must do Must See in Kerry

Louis Mulcahy Pottery

Dingle Cookery School

Dingle Brewery

Goekaun Mountain

Skellig Boat Trips

The Skellig Experience

Visitor Centre

Skelligs Chocolate Factory

Visitor Centre

Dursey Island Cable Car

/Dursey Island

The Ewe Sculpture Garden

West Cork Model Railway

Tralee Bay Wetlands

Must do Must See in Cork

Blue Pool Ferry

Mizen Head Experience

Beara Peninsula

Kinsale

Sherkin Island

Bantry House

Garinish Island

Skibbereen Heritage Centre

Stroll among the ruined cottages of Great Blasket island

Visit Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town

Gallop on horseback along the 7 miles of Rossbeigh beach

Experience many aspects of the offshore Skellig islands at The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre

Hop on to Ireland’s only cable car to explore Dursey Island

Take a walk to the most southern tip of Ireland with views of Fastnet lighthouse at Mizen Head

SOUTH WEST Kerry and Cork

Should you wish to advertise in future editions of this map please contact

01 4603 615or email

[email protected]

Ordnance Survey Ireland Permit No. 8944© Ordnance Survey Ireland/Government of Ireland

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