Sligo

Sligo Races
Sligo Racecourse, Cleveragh Road
(071) 918 3342
€15/€10 concessions (children free)
6-8 race meetings per year, from May to Sep
From GPO, turn left. After 40 m (44 yd), turn right onto Rockwood Parade. Take second right at 140 m (153 yd) (opposite Footbridge), onto Water Lane. At top of lane (200 m (220 yd)), go straight up Market Street and High Street. At the top of the hill, bear left onto Burton Street, then turn right onto Pearse Road. Take third left after 400 m (435 yd) (opposite Bed & Breakfast houses) onto Cleveragh Road. Racecourse is 550 m (600 yd) on left (total distance of 1.6 km (1 mi)).
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Yeats International Summer School
Yeats Memorial Building, Hyde Bridge
(071) 914 2693
Tuition Fee (2008 prices): €375 for one week, €595 for two weeks
in 2008, the school runs from Sa, Jul 26 to Fri Aug 8
from GPO, turn left and Yeats Building is red-brick building about 20 m (22 yd) on your right

The poet William Butler Yeats is much associated with Sligo. In particular "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" is a reference to a small island on nearby Lough Gill. Yeats, who spent much of his youth in Sligo and its environs, died in 1939 and is buried, under bare Ben Bulben's head in the graveyard in Drumcliffe, County Sligo.

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Kitesurfing Lessons

With the north west's only kitesurfing school (http://www.lsdkiteboarding.com)

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Sligo Rovers Football Club
The Showgrounds, Church Hill
(071) 917 1212
From Exiting the train station, cross the road and continue straight ahead up Wolfe Tone Street. At the end of the street turn right up Churchill - the ground is approx half a mile on the right.

Sligo Rovers are Sligo's main footballsoccer team. They play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. They were founded in 1928 and are currently managed by Liverpudlian, Paul Cook and his assistant Gerry Carr. Prices: Adults-€15, Senior Citizens/Students-€8, Childrenaccompanied by an adult-€5. Rovers season runs from early March - mid November and tickets to their games can always be purchased at the gate on match nights. Not to be missed!!

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County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre
Áras Reddan, Temple Street
(071) 914 3728
From GPO, walk South down O'Connell Street for 200 m (220 yd), turn right onto John Street for 50 m (55 yd). Take left up Charles Street, and at the top (200 m (220 yd)) turn right onto Temple Street, Centre is on immediate right (total distance of 530 m (580 yd)).

Searching for your Sligo roots? The Centre offers a full service to enquirers whose ancestors hailed from County Sligo.

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Solas Spa
Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa, Ballincar
(071) 914 0008
Come to Sólás Spa & Wellness Centre at the Radisson SAS Hotel & Spa, Sligo and enjoy our spa experience with the latest in natural beauty, holistic therapies and spa breaks. €Splurge
from Train/Bus Station, turn left along Lord Edward Street for 200 m, turn left onto the Inner Relief Road (N4 road), cross the river/bay, and keep left. After 850 m turn left onto the R291, hotel is 2.9 km on this road, on the right (total distance of 3.9 km).
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Boat Trips

On a former lifeboat (http://www.spiritadventur...) local lifeboat crew. see seals, maybe even dolphins, stop and fish, or just take in the sights.

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