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Glencar Waterfall

Glencar Waterfall, Sligo

 1 Review  Glencar waterfall is well signposted - you can't miss it! After our little walk around Deer Park, my friends were not ready to trek to another site so they waited for me to walk to the waterfall.... 

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Yeats Memorial

Yeats Memorial, Sligo

 3 Reviews  Besides being a good base to tour the surrounding area it's a nice walkable city. If you stay in a hotel near Stephen Street you can walk to transportation, the Abbey, the Mall and the Tourist office... 

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Town Centre

Town Centre, Sligo

 2 Reviews  Take a walk around the town centre of Sligo. There are quite a few well worth seeing sights like the Yeats Memorial, the Sligo Cathedral (see photo) and the ruins of Sligo Abbey. Apart from that,... 

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The Cairn

The Cairn, Sligo

 3 Reviews  As you approach the Cairn you traverse an area of pine woods. It seems a fitting surrounding for the ancient burial grounds. Was it just my imagination or did these trees lend a sense of tranquil... 

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Walking

Walking, Sligo

 1 Review  leaving the cairn we debated the best route back to the car park. Both my friends thought the road looked like it curved around and would circle back to where we started. After walking for a while I... 

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Magheraghanrush Court Cairn

Magheraghanrush Court Cairn, Sligo

 kathycollins Says:  visit Deer Park, also known as Magheraghanrush Court Cairn. This cairn overlooks Lough Gill, a few miles from Parke Castle. It is dated from 3000bc. There are 3... 

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Try the salmon !

Try the salmon !, Sligo

 JennyG_3136 Says:   Playing 'musical chairs' with my daughter between the tables by the windows and the high-back seating in the alcoves of the deserted bar.Plenty of... 

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The burial chamber

The burial chamber, Sligo

 kathycollins Says:  the burial chamber at Magheraghanrush Court cairn. 

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View of Lough Gill from Deer Park

View of Lough Gill from Deer Park, Sligo

 kathycollins Says:  view of Lough Gill from Deer Park 

Top 3 Hotels in Sligo

Sligo Park Hotel

 4 Reviews and 240 Opinions  WE have stayed at this super B&B a few times now and it truly is great value for money. Located... 

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Glasshouse Hotel

 1 Review and 303 Opinions  This Hotel is in A lovely setting Overlooking The River garavougue. It is All Glass so gives you... 

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Clarion Hotel Sligo

 1 Review and 484 Opinions  We booked a two bedroom apartment at this wonderful hotel (on the site of an old mental hospital!)... 

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Q:  If I want to travel from london to sligo by train but I do not know where to get train from if anyone the trip from sligo how did... 

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A: OK, first I want to make sure that you mean the Sligo in the Republic of Ireland, right? Without giving it much thought, I would think that you take the train from... 

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Sligeach: Land of my Ancestors!

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 Hello all, welcome to my Sligo Homepage. Sligo is the land of my ancestors as far back as records go and then some! It is a wonderful county in the West of Ireland, framed by the Atlantic Ocean and... 

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 I went to Sligo in July of 2002 with my friend Wayne (VT username: conflictrealms). We travelled there by flying to Belfast in Northern Ireland, then got a train to Dublin, before continuing by train... 

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Diamond of the West Country

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 I have a travelling friend who was born and bred in Co. Sligo in a small village called Collooney. He has lived in Australia for nearly twenty years now, but his family are all still in Ireland and so... 

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Sligo - In Yeats Country

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  In September 2001 I spent a few days in Sligo and the surrounding area. Sligo is the largest town in the northwest of Ireland (population 17.000). It is famous for the poet W. B. Yeats and has many... 

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Sligo, My First Adventure!

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 I arrived in Belfast from London, and then got a train to Dublin. From Dublin i got a train to Sligo. The train ride is 3 hours and if you plan to travel by train to sligo, dont expect luxury... 

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