Wild Atlantic Way
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The Wild Atlantic Way ( Irish Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin ) is an Irish coastal road that stretches for over 2500 km along the west coast of Ireland .
location
The coastal road starts in Northern Ireland in County Donegal and ends in Kinsale in County Cork in Southern Ireland. The Wild Atlantic Way was officially opened on April 1, 2014 and is considered to be one of the longest continuous coastal roads in the world.
Attractions
Attractions on the Wild Atlantic Way include:
- Malin Head - the northernmost point of Ireland
- Tory Island
- the cliffs of Slieve League , all of County Donegal
- Mullaghmore (Mullaghmore Head), County Sligo
- Achill Island , County Mayo
- Killary Harbor ( Leenaun )
- Connemara and the Aran Islands , all County Galway
- the Cliffs of Moher , County Clare
- the Dingle Peninsula ( Blasket Islands , Slea Head )
- the Ring of Kerry (Skellig Islands), all of County Kerry
- the Beara Peninsula ( Dursey Island ),
- the Mizen Peninsula ( Mizen Head , the most south-westerly point of Ireland),
- Kinsale ( Old Head of Kinsale ), all County Cork
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ireland 360. In: Ireland360. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Wild Atlantic Way information
Map with all linked sites: