In Humbert's Footsteps FestivalHOME to rugged coastline, spectacular scenery, majestic cliffs, golden beaches, summer festivals and welcoming people, Mayo North is preparing for a fantastic summer season bustling with entertainment.
Festivals, old and new, are well into development stages all over the region, the first of which will kick off in June.
The award winning “In Humberts Footstep” festival makes a welcome return to the region from June 25 to 29, bringing with it professional re-enactors and visitors from the U.K, France and all parts of Ireland for the largest Napeolonic battle recreation in the country.
Cannons, muskets and pikes, a living history military camp and all the sights and sounds of the 1798 rebellion will feature within the five-day festival in Ballina Town.
The 110km long river Moy, rising in the Ox Mountains and joining the Atlantic Ocean at Killala Bay, is widely known as one of the best Salmon fishing rivers in Europe, attracting hundreds of avid fishermen to its banks every year.
Ballina, the Salmon Capital of Ireland, holds its Salmon Festival annually in July and this year sees its 50th Anniversary celebration take place from the July 6 to 13.
The familiar Lady of the Moy, International Night and Heritage Day will return for the occasion and a plethora of new and celebratory events have been added to the programme to deliver the biggest and best Salmon Festival ever.
For the more adventurous visitor, Mayo North offers exciting activities to satisfy their needs. Canoeing and kayaking have grown in popularity in recent years, as has cycling, and with cycling routes established and new greenways planned the area can be enjoyed from the slower pace of the bicycle.
Alternatively, hire a kayak and take off into the Atlantic to admire the landscape from the water and experience the rugged coastline and caves of Ballycastle and the Mayo North coast.
Visitors to the Mayo North area this year may be surprised to find the richness of heritage, archaeology and history on offer in this west of Ireland retreat.
The area has been inhabited for thousands of years and now megalithic tombs, ecclesiastical monuments and historic castles stand as reminders of past times.
A visit to the 6,000 year old Ceide fields (a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site), the 4,000 year old Dolmen of the Four Maols or one of the Century’s old abbeys in the area is a must.
Traditional music has strong roots in Mayo North and the sound of fiddles, tin whistles and bodhrans can be enjoyed in almost every town and village, during a sessiún ceoil in the pub at night or buskers on the streets at festivals. To complete the Mayo North experience, visitors can enjoy shopping, fine dining, live entertainment, museums, swimming, hill walking, golfing (a choice of links and parkland is available) and first class accommodation.
This unspoilt destination, easily accessible and only half an hour from Ireland West Airport Knock, offering great value and professional and friendly service, awaits your arrival…..
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