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General suggestions for your stay in Sligo

Sligo

———————————————— SLIGO INFORMATION & TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ----------------------------------------- WALKS: We will leave a few guide books on Sligo's walks in the apartment for your reference. Rosses Point (5 miles) - lovely beach walk. Drop into Austie's Pub & Restaurant afterwards. It's a great old fisherman's pub. Or "The Little Cottage Cafe " small coffee shop with good food. Strandhill - (5 miles) Busy beach village, lots of surfing. Nice long beach walk (to left) to Culleenamore). To the left to an old church and graveyard. Interesting. Lovely beach cafe called "Shells" for breakfast & lunch in Strandhill. Busy - no booking until you're there. Check their little shop. The Venue is a good restaurant up the hill in Strandhill. Culleenamore Beach - drive past Strandhill towards Ballisodare and after about 1/2 mile plus take a small Right hand turn down to Culleenamore beach. Lovely ocean space. Hazelwood Lakeside Walk with woods. 3 miles from Sligo. Beautiful flat walk. Slish Wood Lakeside walk with woods. Beautiful. Mostly on the flat. Dooney Rock is an easy and short climb. Great views on good days. Riverside Walk beside town - Leave apartment, cross river and keep going left along the river for beyond 2 miles or shorter if you wish. This is a very scenic riverside and lake walk right beside you. Mullaghmore About 15 miles north of Sligo is this beautiful village and harbour and wild walk. Good restaurant "Eithna's By the Sea". Raughley Village, North Sligo. Left after Drumcliffe. Beautiful. Streedagh Strand, Grange, (12 miles north), Co. Sligo Beautiful wild long beach. See also some guides books and tourist information I’ll have left on the kitchen table. --------------------------------------- RESTAURANTS: all within 5-10 mins from apartment: Montmarte - in Market Yard - (Good French food , at French pace) Coach Lane Restaurant - Upstairs just slightly more formal - & Donaghy's Bar - Downstairs - good selection of food at very good prices. Sweet Beat Cafe, Bridge Street. Great Vegetarian and vegan restaurant. Eala Bhan - Steaks & Seafood (opposite apt. On the river) Bistro Bianconi, - Italian quarter, (opposite apt. On the river) Rugatinnos (Small, genuine Italian opposite apt. On the river) we go there a lot. Hargadon's Pub, O'Connell Street. Good food in a great traditional pub. Great atmosphere, has music some nights. Jalan Jalan (Good Asian, reasonable prices) Miso - Sushi/Korean Off Stephen Street. Hooked (opposite apt. On the river - don’t know their food yet) ----------------------------------------- COFFEE SHOPS & BREAKFAST & LUNCH PLACES: Lyons Cafe (Great food. Breakfast - and lunch until 3pm approx) daily lunch changes daily and good vegetarian counter). Closed Sundays. Osta Cafe (under our apt.) Home made food. View of the river. They have WIFI Le Fournil. Lovely French Bakery and Coffee shop. Tobergal Lane. Cosy. Knox - O'Connell Street Kate's Kitchen, Castle Street - good coffee, snacks and sandwiches. Fabio' Ice Cream & Coffee, Wine Street. YUM!!! -------------------------------------- BAKERIES: Le Fournil. Lovely French Bakery and Coffee shop. Tobergal Lane. Lyons Cafe's "The Bakeshop" Under the Cafe, off Wine Street has a great range of Baker breads and treats! -------------------------------------- ART The Model Arts Centre, The Mall (5 minutes walk - right from apt. Front door has great exhibitions. Also coffee shop. Hamilton Gallery, Castle Street Upstairs over "The Cat & the Moon" - it’s a good craft, designers' gift shop. The Yeats Building Opposite the balcony of the apartment. Gallery and Shop. The Yeats family history is displayed here. Check on their literary and cultural events. ---------------------------------------- INTERESTING SHOPS: Dooneys Woolen Shop, O'Connell Street. Great Irish traditional knitwear Mullaneys, O’Connell Street. Traditional, General clothing and fabric. quality clothes. One of those old shops that has survived. Michael Cosgrove's Traditional Delicatessen Shop, Market Street. "The Cat & the Moon" an good craft, designers' gift shop. Castle Street. Michael Bourke, Wood Carver in old butcher shop on Wine Street. He likes to chat and explain the carvings historic relevance. Well worth dropping in. "Tie na Og", Health Food shop, Grattan Street. ------------------------------------------ THE PUBS: Hargadon's Pub, O'Connell Street. Great old pub. Food. Music some nights. “Shoot the Crows” pub, Market Cross. Cosy. Often really good traditional music. Connolly's Pub, opposite our apartment door, beside Ulster Bank. Old traditional pub. Often has good music. Foley's Pub, Castle Street. Check the Sligo Musicians Gig Guide - the link here: http://johnthemap.co.uk/sm-file/mobile.html ----------------------------------------- SUPERMARKET: TESCO, off mid O'Connell Street - go across bridge, turn left and it’s on the right. 3-minute Walk. Matt Lyons Shop is opposite the apartment, beside the Ulster Bank. ----------------------------------------- PHARMACY: Toher's Chemist Shop, O'Connell Street. (2 mins from the apartment. HOSPITAL - The Mall, 10 minute walk. ----------------------------------------- BUSES: Regular buses to Strandhill and to Rosses Point are beside apartment on Markievicz Road (opposite Connolly's Pub) ---------------------------------------- LOCAL SHOP - CONVENIENCE STORE: Matt Lyons Corner Shop, opposite apartment front door. For small regular items. Closed at night. ------------------------------------------ FOR LISTING IF ALL MUSIC GIGS IN SLIGO TRY THIS LINK: sligo musicians http://johnthemap.co.uk/sm-file/mobile.html ---------------------------------------- SITES TO SEE: Carrowmore archelogical site and Interpretative Centre. (3 miles from town) Padraig Meehan is the guide here. Lissadell House. Museum, cultural centre. Drumcliff, Co. Sligo. Cafe. WB Yeats and Countess Markievicz lived here and her sister Eva Gore Booth were radicals and politicians. One military style, the other a passivist and leader of suffragettes and a strong feminist. Climb Knocknarea mountain (wooden pathway built from opposite the Rugby Club, Strandhill is one side to climb. Or the more natural walk from other side of mountain at Primrose Grange. The Holy Well, near the lake. Coney Island, off road to Strandhill. You can drive out when the tide is out. Get the tide times or you'll be stuck out there. One pub evenings only. W.B. Yeats' grave at Drumcliffe Church. (7 miles out Donegal road). Nice coffee shop there too. Home cooking Near Lissadell House. Raghley (also spelt Raughley) village and harbour on the north Sligo coast (left after Drumcliffe and Davies Restaurant) is a beautiful place. Lovely drive. ---------------------------------------- ARCHITECTURAL INTERESTS: Sligo County Museum, Stephen Street. Sligo County Library, Stephen Street. Sligo Court House, Teeling Street. St. John's Protestant Cathederal, John Street. St. Mary's Catholic Cathederal, John Street. Sligo Town Hall, -------------------------------------- HORSE RIDING: Island View Riding Stables, Grange Co. Sligo. (9 miles north of Sligo) ----------------------------------------- CAR PARKING: GLASSHOUSE HOTEL, Hyde Bridge, Sligo Telephone: ‭+353 (71) 919 4300‬ Pedestrian entrance is on Hyde Bridge, opposite the apartment. ENTRANCE TO CAR PARK is on FISH QUAY, SLIGO For €4 per day in the basement Car Park of the Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo. After you first park your car talk to the person at Reception to arrange it so that you can come and go as you like still for only €4 per day for your whole stay in Sligo. There is also a Car Park on Holborn Street beside the apartment. Talk with the man there. They give s cheap daily and overnight rate by arrangement. ------------------------------------------ Have fun!

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