Wild Atlantic Way sign in Cleggan

The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast of Ireland. The 2,500 km[1] (1553 miles) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula to Kinsale, County Cork, on the Celtic Sea coast.[2] Along the route there are places and attractions which have been designated as points of interest for travellers.

Key Points of Interest

The North West - Counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo

Slieve League, on the south-west coast of County Donegal in Ulster

The West - Counties Mayo and Galway

Sheep in a paddock by the Great Western Greenway near Mulranny. November 2014

The Mid West - Counties Clare and Limerick

The South West - Counties Kerry and Cork

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way aims to rival California's Pacific Coast Highway", Belfast Telegraph 22 February 2014, retrieved 31 March 2014
  2. ^ Charles Karel Bouley, "Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way: Heading West On Adventure", The Huffington Post 23 March 2014, retrieved 31 March 2014