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DESTINATIONGOLF . TRAVEL
Featured Courses
PLATINUM
110 CARNE 113 ENNISCRONE 114 CO . SLIGO 114 GALWAY BAY
GOLD
114 STRANDHILL 115 GALWAY 116 BALLINROBE 116 WESTPORT 116 CONNEMARA 116 PORTUMNA
SILVER
118 CASTLEBAR 118 GORT 118 OUGHTERARD 118 LOUGHREA 119 ATHENRY
Connacht plays host to some of the most spectacular links golf courses in Ireland , but they are not for the faint hearted . Co . Sligo , Enniscrone , Carne and Galway Bay are all stern tests of golf , while Westport , Connemara , Galway and Strandhill give golfers the opportunity to see the splendour of Ireland ’ s west coast .
Sligo , with some of the finest beaches in Ireland , also offers many of the country ’ s best surfing opportunities . Strandhill is a world famous surfing destination ( and has a very entertaining links as well ). Co . Sligo was also the source of much inspiration for the poet William Butler Yeats .
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