The property is situated in the townland of Moygara, famous for Moygara Castle, dating from 12th century. It is beside Mullagh an Ti mountain, near the village of Monasteraden, beside Lough Gara. Lough Gara is the site of many crannogs and a popular spot for fishing.
The nearest shopping village is that of Gurteen, which is known as "Coleman country" after the famous Irish traditional musician, Michael Coleman. There are many pubs in Gurteen, which are famous for Irish music seisuns at weekends. Nearby are stables with horse riding, fishing on Lough Gara and many other amenities within reasonable driving distance. Any amount of golf courses within 30 miles.
Lough Gara
Nearby are stables with horse riding and there are plenty of good cycling routes in the area.
See the wonderful night sky with no city light reflections!
There are many other amenities within reasonable driving distance Check out www.sligotourism.ie; www.visitroscommon.com; www.unabhan.net.
Horse racing, flat and national hunt in Sligo.
Surfing at Strandhill, Sligo.
Rally Ireland World Rally Championship in January, 2009.
Arigna Mining Experience in Co. Roscommon.
Boyle Abbey.
King House.
Strokestown Park House.
Yeats Memorial Building. Yeats Grave.
Coleman Traditional Irish Music Centre, Gurteen.
Trad seisuns in Gurteen pubs, and also Tubbercurry and Sligo town.
Eagles Flying Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Summer Festivals: Riverstown Vintage Festival, June.
Tubbercurry Festival, August.
Sligo Folk Park Riverstown, Sligo
Farmers Market, Boyle, Roscommon
Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo.
Golf clubs at Rosses Point, Strandhill, Tubbercurry, Enniscrone, Carrick on Shannon, Ballaghaderreen, Castle Dargan, Boyle, Ballymote and more….
Fishing at Lough Arrow, Lough Key, Lough Talt and Lough Gara. Boating on some of the lakes, and at Lough Key Forest Park.
Seaweed baths at Strandhill and Enniscrone, Water World there also….
Many historical sites such as Moygara Castle, Carrownkeel Tombs and many more megalithic tombs, ring forts and limekilns in the area. There is also the famine village of Crop on Mullaghatee mountain.
