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The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast, and on parts of the north and south coasts, of the Republic of Ireland. The 2,500 km (1,553 mile) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula in Ulster to Kinsale, County Cork, in Munster, on the Celtic Sea coast.

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Map of Atlantic Way, Co. Donegal, Ireland

The route is broken down into 5 sections.

  • Co Donegal
  • Co Donegal to Co Mayo
  • Co Mayo to Co Clare
  • Co Clare to Co Kerry
  • Co Kerry to Co Cork
  • Along the route there are 157 discovery points, 1,000 attractions and more than 2,500 activities. The route was officially launched in 2014 by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, T.D..

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    The North West - Counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo

  • Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point
  • Lough Foyle
  • Lough Swilly
  • Fort Dunree
  • Buncrana
  • Grianán of Aileach (Greenan Fort)
  • Derry
  • Ramelton
  • Rathmullan
  • Fanad
  • Rosguill
  • Doe Castle
  • Derryveagh Mountains
  • Horn Head
  • Tory Island
  • Árainn Mhór (Arranmore Island)
  • The Rosses
  • Mount Errigal
  • Malin Beg beach
  • Slieve League cliffs
  • Blue Stack Mountains
  • Donegal Town
  • Bundoran - popular with surfers
  • Tullaghan
  • Mullaghmore Head
  • Spanish Armada shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach
  • The West - Counties Mayo and Galway

  • The Céide Fields
  • The Mullet Peninsula
  • Clare Island Lighthouse at Clew Bay
  • Achill Island
  • Inishturk - accessible by ferry from Louisburgh, County Mayo
  • Doolough
  • Connemara
  • Clifden
  • Aran Islands - accessible by ferry from Galway
  • Salthill
  • Rinville Park, near Oranmore
  • The Mid West - Counties Clare and Limerick

  • The Burren
  • The Cliffs of Moher and the Doolin Cliff Walk
  • Loop Head
  • The Shannon Estuary and the Shannon dolphins
  • The South West - Counties Kerry and Cork

  • Garnish Island in Glengarriff
  • The ruined cottages of Great Blasket Island
  • Dingle, Ireland’s largest Gaeltacht town
  • Rossbeigh beach
  • The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre
  • Dursey Island - Accessible by Ireland’s only cable car - is one of 7 inhabited West Cork islands and is located at the end of the Beara Peninsula
  • Sheep's Head - One of the European Destinations of Excellence for sustainable tourism, the Sheep's Head peninsula is home to the Sheep's Head Way walking and cycling routes.
  • Mizen Head - Ireland's southernmost point, with views of Fastnet Rock and Lighthouse
  • Allihies and the Allihies Copper Mine Museum on the Beara Peninsula
  • Cork
  • References

    Wild Atlantic Way Wikipedia