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.
Directions
All the directions to places given in this guide to Sligo presume that you are walking. There may be other, faster ways of getting to where you're going if you're driving/cycling for example, but if you follow these directions in a car or bike, you may find yourself travelling the wrong way down one of Sligo's many sometimes confusing one-way/pedestrianised streets.Unless otherwise stated, directions to where to sleep are from the Train/Bus Station, and to everywhere else i.e., See, Do, Etc. are from the junction of Wine Street and O'Connell Street, standing with your back to the General Post Office GPO, facing down the pedestrianised O'Connell Street.
Famine Memorial
One of a suite of three sculptures commissioned by the Sligo Famine Commemoration Committee to honour the victims of the Irish Potato Famine 1845â1849, when over 30,000 people emigrated through the port of Sligo, here commemorated by this sculprute.. A plaque in the background, headed 'Letter to America, January 2, 1850' tells one family's sad story.