Sligo Walking Tours

Sligo Walking Tours provide social history and dark tourism guided tours of Sligo town in the north-west of Ireland.

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Sligo Dark Tales Tour

 

Sligo’s past is filled with stories of the undead, executions, jailbreaks, disease and other macabre tales.

On the tour we will:

  • Discover Sligo’s connection to Bram Stoker, the Irish author, best known for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula.
 
  • Learn about the tragic history of Sligo Abbey that inspired W.B. Yeats.
 
  • Hear about grim tales of crime and punishment in the nineteenth century.
Church in Sligo
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This tour is available daily throughout the year, please click on the Book Tickets button to view the dates/times available. If you have a large group and would like to book a different date or time please send an email or use the contact form.

Some of the people that experienced our tours

This was an excellent and extremely interesting walking tour. Melissa was a very knowledgeable and informative guide. I would highly recommend everyone-locals or visitors-to go on this tour.
JohnSubmitted via Tripadvisor
We went on the Sligo Dark Tales Tour last night and really enjoyed it. Melissa put a lot of work into the details of props and information on people who lived in Sligo town.
Mary from SligoSubmitted via Facebook Reviews
The Dark stories tour was fantastic. It was great to learn about Sligo social history through visiting different landmarks in the town. Ending up.in Thomas Connoly bar was a nice surprise
Deirdre from ScotlandSubmitted via Google Reviews
We enjoyed our Sligo walking tour very much. Melissa, our guide, was full of interesting stories which kept us all entertained. She was very relaxed and stayed longer than the two hours. Our teenagers really enjoyed it too.
Stephen from Belfast - Tour taken August 2023Submitted via Viator Messenger
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