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The Yeats Memorial Building is home of the Yeats Society and centrally located on Hyde Bridge, in Sligo Town Centre. A literary hub features an exhibit on Yeats’ life, a reference library and gallery, plus a cafe. Read more…
Sligo Abbey is a Dominican Friary founded in the mid 13th century by Maurice Fitzgerald. The abbay contains carvings including Gothic and Renaissance tomb sculpture, a well preserved cloister and the only sculptured 15th century high altar to survive in any Irish monastic church. Read more…
Inishmurray is an uninhabited island situated 7 km (4 mi) off the coast of County Sligo and the island covers .9 km2 (0.3 mi2). There are remains of an early Irish monastic settlement, that contains various ecclesiastical buildings including enclosures, a stone-roofed oratory, two churches, a clochan, a large beehive-shaped cell, a holy well and other remains including cross slabs Read more…
Carrowmore is a megalithic tombs complex that has 30 surviving monuments and is among the oldest used passage tombs, the earliest depositions of approximately 3700 BC. Most of the sites are “satellite tombs” which surround the largest monument, placed on the high point of the plateau, the cairn (now restored) called Listoghil. The site has an exhibition, toilets and car Read more…
Enniscrone beach is a 5km stretch of sand and sand dunes. The beach is split near the lower part of the village by a small crossable river. Near the end of the beach hidden in the sand dunes you have the ‘Valley of Diamonds’. This is a large volcano-like composition among the long-grassed sand dunes, the inside of which is Read more…
Sligo Bay lifeboat station was established in 1988 and operates an inshore lifeboat. Station open Sat mornings and shop weekends. Read more…
Ben Bulben, often called Benbulben and Benbulbin, is a large rock formation that is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called “Yeats Country”. It is very popular with walkers with one of the favourite trails running alongside Ben Bulben being the Gortarowey 4km looped walk. It runs both through the forest and out in the open overlooking Read more…
Rosses Point beach is a 2 km stretch of sandy beach backed by sand dunes with views to Knocknarea. Read more…
Heapstown Cairn is believed to enclose a passage grave and is 57m in diameter and about 6m high. Read more…
Roslee castle was home to the O’Dowd chieftains of the barony of Tireragh, having been originally built for Oliver McDonnell. Situated adjacent to Easkey pier, the 63 feet high castle is a dominant landmark, although only the main body of the castle remains. Read more…
Ballymote castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It has many similarities with Beaumaris Castle, in Anglesey, Wales, built by King Edward I of England. The entrance has a double-towered gate, and three-quarter round towers at all four corners and also in the middle of the east and west walls. Read more…
Sligo County Museum is a museum in a former clergy house dedicated to the history of County Sligo. Read more…
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