Local Destinations of Cultural and Natural Interest
Carrowcullen is nestled at the foot of Ox Mountain’s Ladies Brae on the country road 2203 and it is only three minutes away from the Ballysadare to Ballina N59 road. Therefore it is ideally located for convenient travel to local destinations of cultural and natural interest.
Carrowcullen the Old Irish Farmhouse proximity to N 59
Some of these are highlighted here with opening hours (where appropriate) and distance/driving time to help guests plan their stay at Carrowcullen the Old Irish Farmhouse.
Historic Sites:
Sligo County Museum: Sligo (summer hours: 9:30am-12:45pm & 2:00pm-4:45pm; off summer season: 9:30am-1:00 pm) 23km/14.7m (22 minutes drive). https://sligolibrary.ie/museum/
Yeats Memorial Building: Sligo ‘Poetic Mind of WB Yeats’ (open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 11:00am-3:00pm) 14.7m/23.7km (22 minutes’ drive). https://www.yeatssociety.com/visit/
Sligo Abbey: Sligo (open March-November) 23.3km/14.4m (21 minutes’ drive). https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/sligo-abbey/
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: Sligo 23.3km/14.4m (21 minutes’ drive). https://sligocathedral.ie/
Sligo Folk Park: Riverstown (May to September) 27.8 km/17.3m (24 minutes drive). https://sligofolkpark.com/
Lissadell House: Ballinful (open June, July and August) 41.2km/ 25m (42 minutes’ drive). https://lissadellhouse.com/
Prehistoric Sites:
Carrowmore Megalithic cemetery: 21.7km/13.4m (20 minutes’ drive). https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/carrowmore-megalithic-cemetery/
Carrowkeel Passage tombs: 37.6 km/23.4m/ (43 minutes drive). https://www.discoverireland.ie/sligo/carrowkeel-megalithic-site
Creevykeel Court tomb: 46.8 km/29m (41 minutes’ drive). https://www.archaeology.ie/monument-of-the-month/archive/creevykeel-court-tomb-co-sligo
Knocknarea and Queen Maeve’s tomb: Strandhill 24.3km/15.1m (25 minutes drive). https://sligowalks.ie/walks/qmt/
Natural Destinations and Walks
Ladies Brae: 1.1km/.68 turn left from 2203 (1 minutes drive); picnic bench and parking 7.2km/4.5m (10 minutes drive, 1hr 54 minutes walk). https://sligowalks.ie/walks/the-sligo-way/
Carrowcullen the Old Irish Farmhouse route to Ladies Brae and Knockachree
Lough Easkey: 22./5km/13.9m/ (22 minutes’ drive). https://sligowalks.ie/walks/lough-easkey/
Aughris Head: 10.8km/6.7m (14 minutes drive) https://sligowalks.ie/walks/aughris/
Lough Talt: 43.9km/27.2m (27 minutes’ drive). https://sligowalks.ie/walks/lough-talt-walk/
Lough Gill: 30.4km/19m (32 minutes’ drive). https://www.discoverireland.ie/sligo/lough-gill
Lough Key Forest and Activity Park: Boyle 55.1km/ 24.2m (34 minutes drive). https://loughkey.ie/
Glencar Waterfall: Largendoon Leitrim 22m/36.2 km (38 min by monutes drive). https://sligowalks.ie/walks/glencar-lake-and-waterfall/
Benbulben: Benbulben Forest Walk: Gortarowey 36.7km/24.7m (39 minutes drive). https://lissadellhouse.com/
Events Venues
The Model Sligo: 26.6km/16.5m (29 minutes’ drive). https://www.themodel.ie/
Hawks’ Well Theatre: 25.4km/15.7m (24 minutes’ drive). https://www.hawkswell.com/
Live music venues: see Sligo Musicians Weekly Gig Guide (johnthemap.co.uk) and Sligo Musicians Online Festival Community Sligo Musicians Online Festival Community | Facebook.
Rambling House at The Old Irish Farmhouse Carrowcullen 2019
Carrowcullen the Old Irish Farmhouse fiddle