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Sligo Abbey

Category: Families, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Churches & Cathedrals, General Attractions

Abbey Street
Sligo
Co Sligo
Tel: +353 71 914 6406

Please mention ireland-guide.com when enquiring.

Contains a great wealth of carvings including Gothic and Renaissance tomb sculpture, well preserved cloister and the only sculptured 15th century high altar to survive in any Irish monastic church

Sligo Abbey

Sligo Abbey is a Dominican Friary that was founded in 1253 by Maurice FitzGerald. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Tyrone War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising.

The friars moved out in the 18th century, but Lord Palmerston restored the Abbey in the 1850s. The site contains a great wealth of carvings including Gothic and Renaissance tomb sculpture, well preserved cloister and the only sculptured 15th century high altar to survive in any Irish monastic church.

Opening Time:

Open 5th April-mid October, Daily 10am-6pm. October Fri, Sat & Sun only, 9.30am-4.30pm. Last admission 45 minutes before closing

Admission Charge:

Adults €3; Child/Student €1; OAP/Group €2; Family €8.
Sligo Abbey - Sligo Town County Sligo Ireland
Sligo Abbey - Sligo Town County Sligo Ireland
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