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Counties Sligo and Leitrim pair up well, offering a luscious and gentle scenery that contrasts with the wilder streaks of Donegal and Mayo, yet is equally far removed from the dullness of Longford and Cavan to the east. Leitrim, one of the most neglected counties in the country, is an area of lakelets and low mounds, and presents a singularly withdrawn face to the outside world. Sligo, also underrated, is the more enticing of the two, containing the beautiful mountains of Benbulben and Knocknarea, the lion's share of the enchanting Gill and Glencar loughs, as well as an array of standing stones and other megalithic monuments as dramatic as any in Ireland. Much of the terrain is gently undulating farm land, allowing long cross-country views to the higher outcrops in the county's far corners: the Ox Mountains range to the west, the Bricklieve to the south and the Dartry to the north. At Streedagh and Mullaghmore you'll find some of the country's finest beaches; at Easky and Strandhill some of its finest surf.
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