The Insurance Institute of Sligo Fundraising Walk - Queen Maeve Trail

Avril Cox, President of The Insurance Institute of Sligo and her council are inviting members along with family and friends to join them for a very special fundraising walk. The aim is to raise much needed funds for the Insurance Charities and Pieta outreach.
* Gathering at 10.30am for refreshments at the Sligo Rugby Football Club * Starting out on the trail at 11am * Expected return 1pm * A special treat for all children - Mammy Johnstons, Strandhill are sponsoring a free scoop of ice cream for all children after the walk

Queen Maeve's Trail is a 6 km looped trail that starts and ends in Strandhill, County Sligo, Ireland. The trail takes walkers up the northern slopes of Knocknarea, past Megalithic and Bronze Age remains, on through Coillte forests along a raised boardwalk or ‘bog bridge’ to the summit where Queen Maeve (The Queen of Connaught) is buried.

Local tradition is for anyone climbing to the summit to bring their own stone to place on her cairn. The trail is graded as Easy. Along the route are abandoned and derelict stone cottages, with stories to tell.