John C. McTernan has left a legacy of material behind him detailing County Sligo’s history The late John C. McTernan. Sligo Library Tributes have been paid to the well known former County Sligo ...

The archaeology, geography and history of Sligo is the subject of a new historic book entitled ‘Sligo: History and Society - Interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county’ which was ...

Sligo County Council has launched a bid to make the county's sprawling landscape of neolithic monuments a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The council has teamed up with the Sligo Neolithic Landscapes ...

Novelist and screenwriter Eoin McNamee introduces The Book Of Sligo, a unique community-based creative arts initiative which takes place during November 2021. Featuring contributions from each of ...

Researchers have traced the Streedagh Strand wreckage back to 18th century England and a December tragedy 250 years ago. Researchers at Ireland's National Monuments Service used scientific analysis ...

Beneath the cairn that crowned the hill above me, a Celtic queen was buried. Or so it was said. Local lore held that deep within the 12-metre-tall, flat-topped mound on the summit of Knocknarea, ...