Northwest Ireland
Overview
Ireland's wild northwest is home to Donegal Golf Club at Murvagh — a remote dune links on a peninsula in Donegal Bay — and Enniscrone Golf Club, a classic Atlantic links on Killala Bay in County Sligo.
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Where to stay
Donegal town / Bundoran
Donegal is the gateway to some of Ireland's most dramatic and least-visited links golf. The landscape — vast beaches, sea cliffs, and open bog — is as compelling as the courses, and the lack of tourist crowds gives the area a genuine wild-Atlantic character.
- Golf access
- Donegal Golf Club (Murvagh) is near Donegal town; Enniscrone is 40 minutes south in Sligo.
- Restaurants & evenings
- Donegal town has a small but decent selection of restaurants; Bundoran has more limited options focused on the surf crowd.
- Families
- Bundoran is one of Ireland's best-known surf towns; Donegal's sea cliffs and dramatic scenery suit adventurous families.
Sligo town
Sligo is the urban hub of the northwest and gives access to both Enniscrone and the County Sligo links at Rosses Point. The town's Yeats connections and the drama of Benbulben mountain make it one of Ireland's most culturally charged small cities.
- Golf access
- Enniscrone is 45 minutes west; County Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point) is 10 minutes from the town.
- Restaurants & evenings
- Sligo has a well-regarded food scene for a small Irish town, with a number of independent restaurants and cafés.
- Families
- W.B. Yeats country, Sligo Abbey, and Benbulben mountain are major attractions; the area is popular for walking and climbing.
Location
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