Floods Wood

Floods Wood is a forest in County Sligo, Connacht. Floods Wood is situated nearby to the locality Carney, as well as near Moorfield.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Benbulbin and St Columba’s Church, Drumcliff.

Benbulbin

Peak

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Benbulbin, sometimes Benbulben or Ben Bulben, is a steep-sided and flat-topped mountain in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called "Yeats Country".

St Columba’s Church, Drumcliff

Church

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St Columba's Church is a parish church of the Church of Ireland, located in the village of Drumcliff, County Sligo. It is best known for its association with William Butler Yeats, who was buried in the churchyard in 1948, having previously been buried close to where he died, in France.

Lower Rosses Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosses Point and Drumcliffe.

Rosses Point

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Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.

Drumcliffe

Village

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Drumcliff or Drumcliffe is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road on a low gravel ridge between the mountain of Ben Bulben and Drumcliff Bay.