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A Marriage Proposal at the Fairy Bridges

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In 1862, John Butler Yeats came to Sligo to visit his friend from boarding school George Pollexfen. He met George's sister Susan Mary and within a few days, he proposed…

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A quick guide to Sligo

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A short guide of things to do and see in Sligo town and County. Suggestions on where to eat and drink in Sligo town.*Not an exhaustive list.  Local landmarks and Places to…

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Storm surge floods Sligo 1884

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The morning of the 26th January 1884 started fine and sunny, and the streets of the town were thronged with shoppers as it was a Saturday and Market day. By…

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Market Street/Market Cross in Sligo town before the Lady Erin statue was erected.

The Great Liberator’s visit to Sligo

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On the 24th January 1837, Daniel O'Connell, visited Sligo with much fanfare. The road from Ballina to Sligo was crowded with thousands of people who had travelled for miles to…

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A Christmas Ghost at Gibraltar House

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A hundred years ago before television and radio entertained us, at Christmas time, people gathered together and told ghost stories. Charles Dicken's famous Christmas Carol is one such famous ghost…

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A visit to the Glen in the nineteenth century

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The Glen I first heard of Asenath Nicholson's travel account during my college course  in Heritage and Folklore. I was writing an assignment on visitors observations of Ireland. Nicholson's travels took…

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St Patrick’s Festival and Sligo Walking Tours

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Intro video for the Sligo Walking tours St Patrick's festival event.

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Read more about the article A short stay in Enniscrone in 1947

A short stay in Enniscrone in 1947

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Traveller writer John Woods visited Ireland in 1947 and wrote a travel guide with insightful observations which provide a vivid social history account of 1940s post war Ireland. I first…

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18th century contract killers

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From the archives of 1728 comes the dark tale of Captain Parks of Sligo, who is described as a Gentleman of considerable Estate in the neighbourhood, who was condemned to…

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Shipwreck off a rocky coast by Abraham Hulk Senior (1846)

Melancholy Shipwreck

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The Tory vessel on its return to Sligo from Liverpool in January 1856, struck rocks and sank with the loss of five lives. The owners of the vessel, both inhabitants…

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