The Northwest
Yeats country beneath Benbulben, the surf and growing food scene of Sligo, and Donegal Bay's fishing harbours running out toward Slieve League on the Wild Atlantic Way's wildest northern stretch, with Leitrim's Shannon marina towns inland behind them.
5 towns in Ireland
Towns in The Northwest
Carrick-on-Shannon
Leitrim's county town, where the upper Shannon turns into a marina
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Donegal Town
The Diamond, Donegal Castle and the gateway to Slieve League on the Wild Atlantic Way
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Letterkenny
Donegal's biggest town, on the River Swilly beneath the spire of St Eunan's
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Sligo
The River Town Under Benbulben
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Strandhill
Ireland's premier surf village, on the Coolera Peninsula outside Sligo town
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