Gyreum

Our unique UFO shape GYREUM is located 25km from the centre of Sligo,- look at that shape! Don't expect indulgent luxury, but plenty of atmophere - thats the point of the eco-lodge! Come closer to nature and have a Sauna after a long day on the hills or the road!!! We have an indoor camping area, so you can sit by the fire or sleep in a tent even if the weather is terrible. The energy levels in the Gyreum interior can be quite high so dreams may be more intense than usual. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE ROOM...(see more)S DESCRIBED AS 16 BEDDED DORM is actually a set of DOUBLE BED TENT CAPSULES set up in the main big round hall. The Gyreum is a mammoth round structure with 360 degree views of Sligo's famed cairned mountains with spectacular views of lakes and mountains across 5 counties. It was one of 4 finalists in the prestigious LAMA awards for 2007 for Best Ecological Building in Ireland. It is also Ireland's first Ecolodge to be award the E.U. Flower for environmental and ecological standards. We're also OPEN YEAR ROUND for individuals or groups of tourists or backpackers. We can accomodate 20 people. The building is also available for hire as a specialised ecolodge/ retreat centre / rehearsal space. Dance, theatre, yoga, and spiritual groups have all hired it as a rehearsal space or workshop centre. Weddings have also taken place here – both the ceremony & celebration. The place is comfortable and warm. There are 2 cats 1 charming dog and 3 normal toilets and an eco-toilet for the adventurous ones. It is 100 ft in diameter and aligned to the dawns & dusks of both the Summer and Winter Solstices when beams of light enter into the central hall. It is a perfect destination for hillwalkers, hikers, cyclists and naturalists. It's wonderfully rural & quiet with a couple of quaint old pubs hidden in nearby hills for your Guinness pitstops! The Winter Solstice dawn alignment is with our nearest cairned hilltop at Si Lu up on the plateau where the Battle of Moytura took place (the tale which inspired George Lucas's STAR WARS: Lugh Lamh Fhada = Luke Skywalker & Balor of the Evil Eye = Darth Vader). Across Lough Arrow from us is Carrrowkeel 'passage tombs,' the oldest of their kind in Europe. The Northwest alignment is with the Summer Solstice dusk at Queen Maeve's 'tomb' on Knocknarae and it is her cairn that the Gyreum in its shape mimics.