Only 5kms outside Sligo Town, the Hazelwood Demesne is located at Half Moon Bay along the shores of Lough Gill.Hazelwood was the seat of the Wynne family who owned the house and most of the surrounding lands for 300 years. Lough Gill meaning bright or radiant lough in Gaelic is famous for its beautiful scenery and is mentioned in the poetry of WB Yeats. Lough Gill is about 8 kms or 5 miles long and 2 kms or 1 mile wide.