Glencar Waterfall
Eas Ghleann an Chairthe
A 15-meter waterfall among the trees beside Glencar Lake, the setting of W. B. Yeats's famous poem “The Stolen Child.” The walking path is short and easy.
Glencar Waterfall lies in Glencar Valley, on the border between County Sligo and County Leitrim. Water falls about 15 meters over a limestone cliff into a pool among the trees. Yeats wrote about this place in “The Stolen Child.” From the lakeside car park, a level woodland path takes about 5 minutes to reach the falls. The car park has a small coffee van and toilets, and entry is free. On the way you can drive along Glencar Lake to see the cliffs on either side, and nearby is the Devil's Chimney waterfall, which appears only after rain. The site is about 11 km from Sligo.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Devil's Chimney (Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird)
- Gleniff Horseshoe
- Parke's Castle
- Lough Gill & Lake Isle of Innisfree
- Benbulben
- The Model
- Creevykeel Court Tomb
- Sligo Abbey