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Midwest Radio is situated in the heart of the west of Ireland. The west of Ireland is the land of history and heritage, of music and merriment, of character and charm. We welcome you to where genuine hospitality is part of our culture ... it's just the way we are.
The landscape will also capture your heart and there are a variety of things to do and places to visit, from centuries old ruins to historic houses. You can walk in the countryside, fish, golf, horse ride, sail or cruise on the waterways - whatever your interest is, you will be sure to enjoy it in Ireland.
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Mayo
Jutting proudly into the Atlantic Ocean, County Mayo boasts a stunningly beautiful unspoilt environment with a magical attraction for visitors.
Cosmopolitan towns such as Westport positively burst with charm and personality, as welcoming as the Mayo people themselves. The standard and availability of accommodation is excellent. Unique attractions include Croagh Patrick, Ireland's holy mountain with the starkly beautiful National Famine Memorial at its foot and Knock Shrine, scene of an miraculous apparition in 1879.
History comes alive at the world famous Céide Fields near Ballycastle in North Mayo, at The Foxford Woollen Mills, Hennigans Heritage Farm and the new National Museum of Ireland's Museum of Country Life, which opened in Autumn 2001 just outside Castlebar, the county town. Sporting opportunities abound especially fishing of all sorts including the River Moy in Ballina where the salmon is king.
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There are watersports, hiking and walking, golf links and courses, horseriding and cycling. the list is endless. Sandy
beaches, clear waters and beautiful islands. Superb restaurants, pubs of character and of course the irresistable tumbling melodies of traditional Irish music spilling onto the streets. Quite simply Mayo is Amazing!
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Galway
Galway is a city, a county, and an experience to be savoured and remembered.
The historic city of the tribes dances to a beat uniquely it's own. There is a certain chemistry and vibrancy to this friendly University City, which many delight in, and few forget. Music, festivals, horse racing, pubs, restaurants, shops, theatres and most of all Galway people, combine to create this atmospheric mediaeval city of culture. From this pulsating heart the rest of the county flows. Galway Bay, immortalised in song, its beauty unchanging. Scenic Gaeltacht areas including the Aran Islands. |
Connemara, with the picturesque town of Clifden as its capital. Mountains, castles and stone walls, banks of turf, long sandy beaches, clear lakes, joyful leaping streams and flowing rivers. Delightful countryside punctuated by pretty villages, and traditional pubs.
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Roscommon
Roscommon offers an enchanting glimpse of hidden treasure to those who seek.
Brimful of history and heritage, Roscommon boasts many archaeological structures including Rathcroghan, ancient home of the High Kings. From more recent times, great houses and castles are to be found. Here, a more tranquil and serene beauty reigns, framed by mountain, moor land and lake.
Nature and wildlife flourish in undisturbed habitat. The warmth of the people is tangible, part of the essence of the county.
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Sligo
County Sligo is situated on the Atlantic coast in the north west of Ireland and is the gateway between Connaught and Ulster. The county has a magnificent variety of mountain, lake, wood and coastline. Sligo town is the largest town in the northwest. |
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To the north of Sligo is the magnificent Benbulben; where beneath its shadow is the grave of WB Yeats at Drumcliffe churchyard. In north Sligo you can visit Mullaghmore, Grange or Rosses Point, the famous seaside resort. To the west of Sligo is Europe's oldest Stone Age cemeteries at Carrowmore.
Knocknarea mountain where Queen Maeve is buried under the cairn on the top, and Strandhill, a surfers paradise. To the south is the seaside resort of Enniscrone, and Tubbercurry an important centre for traditional Irish music and hosts the South Sligo summer school.
Sligo has many beautiful lakes, especially Lough Gill and Glencar. This is WB Yeats' "Land of Hearts Desire", where he and his brother Jack, found inspiration. Enjoy!
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Leitrim
Leitrim is bound by water, which defines its character and supplies its recreation. The Shannon Erne Waterway, Europe's longest inland navigable waterway, stretches through the county.
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The county boasts Ireland's earliest salmon river - the Drowes at Tullaghan, so plenty of choice for all those anglers. There are lively riverside towns and cruise bases, with friendly pubs and impromptu music sessions. Visit Costello chapel , the smallest in Europe, the Glencar Waterfall, or Parkes Castle Enjoy splendid walks along the way marked routes which contain some of the finest hill-walking country in Ireland.
For the more adventurous why not bike around the picturesque North West? Or enjoy the beautiful scenery to be found in the countryside of the North West. |
