Ballinglen Art Foundation

County Mayo


If you see artists out capturing their impressions of the sensational scenery around here, they may well be under the patronage of this foundation. Check out the gallery on Main St.


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1. Dun Briste

3.49 MILES

An astonishing sea stack that's lashed by foaming sea, Dun Briste is Mayo's top natural sight. Legend attests that St Patrick drove all the vipers from…

2. Céide Fields

3.94 MILES

An exposed hillside 8km northwest of Ballycastle is home to one of the world's most extensive Stone Age monuments. So far stone-walled fields, houses and…

3. Lackan Strand

4.68 MILES

Lackan Bay's beach is a stunning and vast expanse of golden sand – it's particularly beautiful as the sun goes down, making it one of Ireland's most…

4. Round Tower

7.68 MILES

Right at the centre of things and at the heart of Killala, the town's gorgeous 12th-century limestone round tower is perfectly preserved, although it was…

5. Rosserk Abbey

11.91 MILES

Dipping its toes into the River Rosserk, this sublime Franciscan abbey dates from the mid-15th century. An eye-catching double piscina (perforated stone…

6. St Mary's Well

11.94 MILES

St Mary's is one of Ireland's most transfixing holy wells. An apparition of the Virgin Mary has drawn pilgrims here for centuries, and today a tumbledown…

7. Enniscrone Beach

12.03 MILES

This gorgeous 5km stretch of sand is the real reason to visit Enniscrone, especially as the sun goes down. Cars can drive straight on to the beach; a…

8. Belleek Castle

13.69 MILES

Take a fascinating tour of this restored castle, built between 1825 and 1831 on the site of a medieval abbey. The castle was bought in the 1960s by fossil…