Above : Central Library In Sligo Town

Sligo

Brief Description

Considered the centre of Yeats Country but Yeats was neither born nor bred here. He came with his parents, both Sligonians, on holidays and his relatives the Middleton and Pollexfen families owned a shipping firm, the Sligo Stream Navigation company. Ruins of Sligo Abbey. Coney Island beyond Rosses Point inspired the naming of New York’s Coney Island.

Local Area attractions

Fishing.

Surfing.

Famous links golf course at Rosses Point

At nearby Carrowmore is the largest group of megalithic remains in the British Isles.

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Above : Map Of County Sligo

Sligo

Tourist Information Offices
These are located in towns and villages throughout the County.
Call in, pick up brochures, ask for advice about events, where to visit, recommended routes, what’s on, where to eat etc.

To give you a flavour, we have listed below just a sample of what the County has to offer.

Towns in Sligo

Drumcliff

Enniscrone

Sligo

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