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County Sligo

County Sligo offers a varied landscape that includes mountains, lakes and coastline and it is synonymous with YB Yeats. Most travellers visit only one place in the county – Sligo Town.

Sligo (Sligeach)

The largest town in northwest Ireland is a busy commercial centre with a good pub scene.

Practical Information

Sligo Tourist Information Centre

Aras Reddan, Temple Street, Sligo

Tel (071) 916 1201

Website www.irelandnorthwest.ie

Open Jan-May Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Jun-Aug Mon-Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 10am-6pm; Oct-Dec Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

INTERNET ACCESS

Cygo Internet Café

19 O'Connell Street, Sligo

Tel (071) 40082

Open Mon-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-7pm

Coming & Going

AIR

Sligo Airport (website www.sligoairport.com) is on Strandhill Road, 8km from the town centre. Aer Arann (website www.aerarann.com) operates flights between Sligo and Dublin.

BUS

Bus Éireann (website www.buseireann.ie) has buses from Sligo to Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Galway and Letterkenny. Buses stop outside the train station on Lord Edward Street.

TRAIN

There are direct trains to Dublin from the station on Lord Edward Street.

Accommodation

Eden Hill Holiday Hostel

Ashbrooke, Pearce Road, Marymount, Sligo

Tel (071) 914 3204

Harbour House

Finisklin Road, Sligo

Tel (071) 917 1547

Strandhill Lodge & Holiday Hostel

Shore Road, Strandhill, Sligo

Tel (071) 68313

The Railway

1 Union Place, Sligo

Tel (071) 9144530

White House Hostel

Markievicz Road, Sligo Town, Co. Sligo

Tel (071) 914 5160

Sights

Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary

Featuring over 60 tombs, Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary (5km from Sligo) is one of Europe's most important megalithic sites.

N59, Carrowmore

Tel (071) 916 1534

Website www.heritageireland.ie

Admission €2

Open Easter-Oct 10am-5.15pm daily (last entry 4.30pm)

Model Arts & Niland Gallery

This art museum displays an excellent collection of Irish art including works by Paul Henry, Estella Solomons as well as John and Jack B Yeats.

The Mall, Sligo

Tel (071) 914 1405

Admission free

Open Tue-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-4pm

Sligo Abbey

The Abbey was built in 1252 as a Dominican Friary but was burnt down in 1414 and destroyed again during the 1641 rebellion. It is noted for its carved Gothic and Renaissance tomb sculpture and its sculptured 15th century high altar.

Abbey Street, Sligo

Tel (071) 914 6406

Website www.heritageireland.ie

Admission €2

Open 10am-6pm daily

Sligo County Museum

This museum has exhibits relating to local history including a collection of Yeats artefacts and memorabilia.

Sligo County Library, Stephen Street, Sligo

Tel (071) 914 1623

Admission free

Open Jan-May Tue-Sat 2pm-4.50pm; Jun-Sep Tue-Sat 10am-noon & 2pm-4.50pm; Oct-Dec Tue-Sat 2pm-4.50pm

Yeats Memorial Building

This 19th century brick building is home to the Yeats Society and it contains an art gallery and an exhibition about the life of WB Yeats.

Hyde Bridge, Sligo

Tel (071) 914 2693

Website www.yeats-sligo.com

Admission free

Open Mon-Wed 10am-4pm, Thu-Fri 10am-2pm