Historical Attractions in Sligo

Sligo Gaol Report an error with this listing

Sligo Gaol is a former prison located in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland which was open from 1823 to 1959.

The jail sits on an 8-acre (32,000 m2) site and was designed to hold 200 inmates in a polygon-shaped building, with the Governor's residence situated in the centre of the prison. Construction of the jail began in 1818 and it was opened in 1823 at a cost of £30,000.

Sligo, Co. Sligo

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Sligo Abbey Report an error with this listing

Was originally built in 1253 by the order of Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Tyrone War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising.

The friars moved out in the 18th century, but Lord Palmerston restored the Abbey in the 1850s. Currently, it is open to the public.

Sligo, Co. Sligo

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Sligo Folk Park Report an error with this listing

In 1990 a group of Riverstown people came together with the common aim of arresting the then very prevalent rural decline of the locality. They came from a variety of backgrounds including: agriculture; business; education; professional and community activities. Together they started something that continued to grow ever since.

Millview House, Riverstown, Co. Sligo

071 916 5001

Yeats Memorial Building Report an error with this listing

This beautiful building lends itself well to the host of cultural and informative services provided by the Yeats Society, Sligo Art Gallery and the Yeats River Cafe.

The Yeats Memorial Building was donated to the Yeats Society by the AIB Bank in 1973.

Hyde Bridge, Sligo, Co. Sligo

071 914 2693

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