Sligo will enchant you. Sligo is a county that celebrates its independent spirit. It is a place steeped in history and mythology, with a creative tradition that lives in the music, art, poetry and expression of its people. From lakes and rivers to beaches and dramatic limestone mountains, Sligo is a place where ancient sites, spectacular landscapes and rolling waves inspire stories, trails and adventures that will open your mind and invigorate your body.
Come and join us in Sligo and rediscover a sense of wonder.
Carrowmore, Co Sligo
Phone: +353 (0)71 9161534
Situated 4km from Sligo town Carrowmore represents the largest collection of megalithic monuments in Ireland and one of the most significant sites of it’s kind in Europe. One of the tombs is said to date back to 3,000 years before the pyramids and is possibly the oldest building in the world.
Drumcliffe, Co Sligo
Drumcliffe Church of Ireland stands on the site of an older church and it is in this graveyard that WB Yeats is buried. St Colmcille founded a monastery here in approximately 575AD and the last known abbot died in 1503. John Butler Yeats, Yeats great grandfather was Rector here 1811 – 1846. Beside the road is the stump of a Round Tower which was struck by lightening in 1396. Tradition says that it will ultimately fall on the wisest man who passes it! The High Cross consists of what were two separate parts originally. The east face depicts Adam and Eve, David and Goliath etc while the west face shows the Crucifixion.
Fivemile Bourne, Co Leitrim
Tel: +353 (0)71 9164149
Situated 11km from Sligo town on the north-east shore of Lough Gill. This early 17th century restored plantation castle has been restored using traditional craftsmanship over the past years and houses an interpretative centre with guided tours. The Rose of Innisfree tour leaves from Parkes Castle daily.
Abbey Street, Sligo
Tel: +353 (0)71 9146406
Situated in Sligo town this mid 13th century Dominican Friary was founded by Maurice Fitzgerald. The abbey is full of Gothic and Renaissance sculptures and well preserved cloisters. It contains the only sculptured 15th century high altar to survive in any Irish monastic church. The Abbey is a very popular tourist attraction in Sligo.
Cliffony, Co Sligo
Restored after excavation in 1935, this is a magnificent example of a full-court tomb and is easily accessed from the Bundoran-Sligo road.
Tobernalt, Sligo
Located 5 km from Sligo, the Holy Well is a local historic place of pilgrimage used by Irish Catholics in penal times when they were not allowed to hold Mass. The centre piece of the Holy Well is the Mass Rock where a number of religious services are still held every year.
**PLEASE CHECK IF LISSADELL OPEN BEFORE YOU VISIT**
Lissadell, Co Sligo. Ireland
Tel: +353 (0) 71 9163150
Web: www.lissadellhouse.com
Located 7km off the N4, north west of Sligo City, in Drumcliffe Bay. The famous childhood home of Countess Constance Markievicz and her poet sister Eva Gore-Booth. The Neo-Classical Greek Revival styled house is build of local cut grey limestone and stands overlooking Sligo Bay under the shadow of Benbulben. The house and gardens have undergone significant restoration and are in the process of being transformed to their former glory.
Tours of the house and gardens take place regularly March to September. House and garden tours by appointment all year round.
Riverstown, Co Sligo
Ph: +353 (0) 71 9165001
Web: www.sligofolkpark.com
Located in Riverstown south of Sligo City off the N4 road to Dublin. The folk park is a community based attraction and provides a glimpse of rural and Irish heritage at the turn of the late 19th century. There is a wonderful museum and exhibition hall where visitors can se one of Ireland’s finest collections of rural history and agricultural artefacts.
Hyde Bridge, Sligo
Ph: +353 (0) 71 9142693
Web: www.yeats-sligo.com
The Yeats Memorial building located in the centre of Sligo City on the banks of the Garavogue acts as the administrative centre of the society and holds the Yeats Exhibition Centre, Yeats library, Sligo Art Gallery and River Café. Highlights of the year are the Yeats International Summer School held in the first two weeks of August and the Yeats Winter School usually held in the last weekend of January in the Sligo Park Hotel.
Aras Reddan, Temple Street, Sligo
Ph: +353 (0) 71 9143728
Web: www.sligoroots.com
The centre is situated in Sligo town and offers a comprehensive genealogical service to people tracing their county Sligo roots from all over the world.
Tulsk, Co Roscommon
Ph: +353 (0)71 9639268
Web: www.cruachanai.com
Rathcroghan Complex contains over 200 archaeological sites within a 4 mile square area, with ceremonial and domestic use going back over 8000 years. The centre offers interpretation and exploration of the region through lively guided tours and exhibition rooms. River cafe, craft and book shop on site.
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