The Historic Traveller Magazine no.1

STAGE 2
Mayo
The route following from Donegal trickles
through Mullaghmore Head and into
Downpatrick Head, teeming with legend and
folklore. Be sure to stop at the sea stack ‘Dún
Briste’: legend says the people living there
were rescued using ships’ ropes when high
seas separated the stack from the mainland
in 1393.
Clare Island Lighthouse
WHERE TO STAY
With a stop off in Sligo, you can stay in the
elegant Coopershill House. Built in the 1750s,
the Georgian mansion has been the family
home to eight generations of O’Haras, and is the
perfect spot for exploring the country of W.B.
Yeats, as well as Sligo’s lakes, mountains and
Neolithic tombs.
www.hhe.travel/coopershill
Continue with a drive across the road bridge to
County Mayo’s Achill Island, which boasts five
Blue Flag beaches, wild walking and surfing
opportunities, and a deserted village in the
foothills of Slievemore Mountain.
For a real taste of the rugged sea, spend the
night at Clare Island Lighthouse. Once a safe
haven for sailors, this heritage property at the
entrance to Clew Bay now offers sanctuary of a
different kind.
www.hhe.travel/lighthouse
Coopershill House
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