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.
Horse Riding with equestrian centres in Knockmore & Ballina
Barnfield - Equestrian Centre, Knockmore, Ballina. (096) 58175
ARD Chuan - Equestrian Centre, Corballa, Ballina. (096) 45084
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
Dún Briste, Sea Stack at Down Patrick Head, Ballycastle
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.
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 Socialising:
Bessies Bar - Traditional Irish Pub 5 mins walk from the house.
The Kerrymans Pub - Slightly more modern pub 1 mile from the house
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
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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