🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Sligo Heritage Walk

📍 Sligo🚶 17 stops🚶️ 5.68km⌛ ~125 min

A medieval abbey, two cathedrals of different faiths, a Victorian courthouse, and the old county gaol — 17 stops through Sligo town. Looking for things to do in Sligo Town? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Sligo Abbey
  2. Sligo Courthouse
  3. Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Baptist (Church of Ireland)
  4. Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
  5. Sligo Town Hall
  6. Hyde Bridge
  7. Yeats Memorial Building
  8. MacDiarmada Railway Station
  9. Sligo County Gaol (Marshalsea)
  10. Sligo Presbyterian Church
  11. Sligo Methodist Church
  12. Sligo Masonic Hall
  13. The Model (Model Arts and Niland Gallery)
  14. Sligo County Museum (former manse)
  15. New Bridge
  16. Catholic Church of the Holy Cross
  17. Gillooly Hall

For Schools

This trail is also available as a free printable classroom worksheet or full trail booklet — no site visit required. See how Classroom Prep Mode works →