Wild Atlantic Way
Wild Atlantic Way sign in Cleggan
The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, of the Republic of Ireland. The 2,500 km[1] (1,553 mile) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula in Ulster to Kinsale, County Cork, in Munster, on the Celtic Sea coast.[2] Along the route there are 157 discovery points, 1,000 attractions and more than 2,500 activities. The route was officially launched in 2014 by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, T.D..[3]
Key Points of Interest
The North West - Counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo
- Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point
- Lough Foyle
- Lough Swilly
- Fort Dunree
- Buncrana
- Grianán of Aileach (Greenan Fort)
- Derry
- Ramelton
- Rathmullan
- Fanad
- Rosguill
- Doe Castle
- Derryveagh Mountains
- Horn Head
- Tory Island
- Árainn Mhór (Arranmore Island)
- The Rosses
- Mount Errigal
- Malin Beg beach
- Slieve League cliffs
- Bluestack Mountains
- Donegal Town
- Bundoran - popular with surfers
- Tullaghan
- Mullaghmore Head
- Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach
The West - Counties Mayo and Galway
Sheep in a paddock by the Great Western Greenway near Mulranny. November 2014
- The Céide Fields
- The Mullet Peninsula
- Clare Island Lighthouse at Clew Bay
- Achill Island
- Inishturk - accessible by ferry from Louisburgh, County Mayo
- Doolough
- Connemara
- Clifden
- Aran Islands - accessible by ferry from Galway
- Salthill
- Renville Park
The Mid West - Counties Clare and Limerick
- The Burren
- The Cliffs of Moher and the Doolin Cliff Walk
- Loop Head
- The Shannon Estuary and the Shannon dolphins
The South West - Counties Kerry and Cork
- The ruined cottages of Great Blasket Island
- Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town
- Rossbeigh beach
- The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre
- Dursey Island - Accessible by Ireland’s only cable car - is one of 7 inhabited West Cork islands and is located at the end of the Beara peninsula
- Sheep's Head - One of the European Destinations of Excellence for sustainable tourism, the Sheep's Head peninsula is home to the Sheep's Head Way walking and cycling routes.
- Mizen Head - Ireland's southernmost point, with views of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse
- Allihies and the Allihies Copper Mine Museum on the Beara peninsula
- Cork
See also
- Atlantic Corridor
- Atlantic Ocean
- Celtic Sea
- EuroVelo 1 Atlantic Coast Cycle Route
- HMS Audacious
- Western Rail Corridor
References
- ↑ [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/irelands-wild-atlantic-way-aims-to-rival-californias-pacific-coast-highway-30049958.html
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- ↑ "Minister Ring officially launches Wild Atlantic Way", Fáilte Ireland, 27 February 2014, retrieved 28 June 2016
External links
- Wild Atlantic Way Route Map and Photos
- Official website
- Wild Atlantic Way on the Tourism Ireland website.
- Wild Atlantic Way in County Mayo
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