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Easky Lough is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in west County Sligo in the Ox Mountains. It is fed by mountain streams entering at the lake's southeastern end. Easky Lough is part of the Ox Mountains Bogs Special Area of Conservation.

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Slieve Gamph

Slieve Gamph

5.27km from Easky Lough

A beautiful mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. They are also known as Saint Patrick's Mountains after the saint who built churches on its slopes and left his name to some of its wells. The mountains have several summits from 1,200 to 1,800 feet high; and Slieve Gamph reaches 1,363 feet. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do here.

Knockalongy

Knockalongy

7.36km from Easky Lough

Knockalongy is a 544 m Marilyn in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the highest of the Ox Mountains. The nearest village is Skreen. There are many megalithic tombs on the plain between Knockalongy and Sligo Bay to the north. There are also two small loughs at the foot of the mountain—Lough Aghree and Lough Minnaun.

Lough Talt

Lough Talt

9.25km from Easky Lough

Lough Talt is a lake in the Ox Mountains of south County Sligo, Ireland. The lake is located between the villages of Tubbercurry and Bonniconlon on the R294 road. It is the largest of the lakes in the Lough Hoe Bog area. The lake flows out to the Lough Talt River which eventually joins the River Moy. The lake has two artificial islands.

Knocknashee

Knocknashee

11.76km from Easky Lough

Knocknashee is one of Ireland’s largest Bronze Age hillforts. It consists of a limestone top with shales underlying the lower slopes. It is an enclosed hill fort with limestone ramparts containing cairns, burial chambers and hutsites. The fort is 700 metres long and 320 metres wide and is enclosed by two earth and stone ramparts covering an area of 53 acres.

Dunmoran Strand

Dunmoran Strand

14.61km from Easky Lough

Dunmoran Strand is surrounded by dunes and lies in a quite, rural region. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. A hiking trail leads along the beach and all the way to Aughris Head, 2,5 kilometres away. This beach got Green Coast Award for 2018.

Enniscrone Castle

Enniscrone Castle

16.77km from Easky Lough

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County Sligo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 65,535 at the 2016 census. It is noted for Benbulben Mountain, one of Ireland's most distinctive natural landmarks.

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