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County Donegal

county in Ireland

68km

54.917-8

Galway

city in Ireland

90km

53.271944-9.048889

Letterkenny

town in County Donegal, Ireland

95km

54.9566-7.7203
Sights (13)

Sligo Abbey

Founded by Maurice Fitzgerald in 1253, destroyed by fire in 1414, rebuilt in its present form; the Abbey was burned in 1642 and everything valuable in it was destroyed. Much of the structure, including the choir, carved altar and cloisters remain.

1.5km

54.270809-8.470091

Carrowmore

Megalithic cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland

4.1km

54.25085556-8.51916667

Eyre Square

public park in Galway, Ireland

90km

53.2745-9.049

Town Hall Theatre (Galway)

theatre in Galway, Ireland

90km

53.276177-9.053985

Spanish Arch

arch in Galway city, Ireland

91km

53.2699-9.05387

St John's Cathedral (Limerick)

Limerick

107km

52.6625-8.61666667

County Clare

county in Ireland

110km

52.83333333-9

Grianan of Aileach

fort in County Donegal, Ireland

127km

55.02379444-7.42759167

Rock of Cashel

castle in County Tipperary, Ireland

133km

52.52-7.89

Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark

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135km

52.9721612-9.4285324

O'Brien's Tower

You can climb O'Brien's Tower for the highest vantage point on the cliffs. O'Brien's Tower is a round stone tower at the approximate midpoint of the cliffs. It was built by Sir Cornellius O'Brien, a descendant of Ireland's High King Brian Boru, in 1835, as an observation tower for the hundreds of tourists that frequented the cliffs even at that date. From the watchtower, one can view the Aran Islands and Galway Bay, the Maum Turk Mountains and the Twelve Bens to the north in Connemara, and Loop Head to the south.

135km

52.97301111-9.43053611

Ballycroy National Park

national park

136km

54.017-9.7

Moher Tower

A square stone ruin which appears to be the remains of a watchtower placed to monitor the coastline for invading fleets during Napoleon's reign in Europe.

139km

52.948212-9.467861
Nature

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Sligo

Ireland
Someday we will visit Sligo or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Sligo

Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. It's the largest urban area in this region, and the second largest in the province of Connacht.

Musicians both from the broader Sligo area and from around the world come to Sligo to play and improve their craft.

Situated on a coastal plain facing the Atlantic Ocean, Sligo is located on low gravel hills on the banks of the Garavogue River between Lough Gill and the estuary of the Garavogue river leading to Sligo Bay. The town is surrounded on three sides by an arc of mountains, with the Ox Mountain ridges of Slieve Daeane and Killery Mountain to the southeast bordering Lough Gill. The flat topped limestone plateaux of Cope's, Keelogyboy and Castlegal Mountains to the north and northeast and the singular hill of Knocknarea with its Neolithic cairn to the west and the distinctive high plateau of Benbulben to the north.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

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Precipitation: 130.8 mm

Feb

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Precipitation: 91.6 mm

Mar

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Precipitation: 108.9 mm

Apr

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Precipitation: 77.9 mm

May

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Precipitation: 81.4 mm

Jun

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Precipitation: 82.2 mm

Jul

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Precipitation: 93 mm

Aug

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Precipitation: 101.5 mm

Sep

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Precipitation: 104.4 mm

Oct

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Precipitation: 134.3 mm

Nov

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Precipitation: 128.4 mm

Dec

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Precipitation: 125.7 mm