Dolly's Cottage
Among the sights of Strandhill is Dolly's Cottage, a museum. The surrounding 5 km hold 5 more places to visit. Worth the trip, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo is 6.9 km off.
Museum in Strandhill
Inside Strandhill
Dolly's Cottage is inside Strandhill’s urban area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Afternoons in Strandhill reach 18–19°C from June to August.
Dolly's Cottage
Museum.
In Strandhill, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Strandhill
- Official site
- facebook.com/DollysCottage
The practical side
Locating Dolly's Cottage
Orange marks Dolly's Cottage, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Strandhill’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns within reach of Dolly's Cottage
In size, Sligo comes first of the 8, with 20,608 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Strandhill
Sligo
Rosses Point
Ballincar
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dolly's Cottage is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strandhill | It’s in town | 1,982 | 6 |
| Sligo | 2.4 km east of it | 20,608 | 20 |
| Rosses Point | 3.9 km northeast of it | 883 | 15 |
| Ballincar | 5.8 km northeast of it | 423 | 15 |
| Ballysadare | 8 km southeast of it | 1,747 | 1 |
| Carney | 8.4 km northeast of it | 373 | 6 |
| Coolaney | 11 km south of it | 1,155 | 0 |
| Collooney | 12 km southeast of it | 1,797 | 0 |
Beyond Dolly's Cottage
Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more, including 2 cathedrals, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo6.9 km away2
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo7 km away3MuseumMuseum · Office of Public WorksCarrowmore Megalithic Cemetery4.9 km away4
MuseumSligo County Museum7.3 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCulleenamore Middens2 km away6Natural landscapeNatural landscapeThe Glen, Strandhill1.1 km away7IslandIslandConey Island2.9 km away8GardenGardenSecret Gardens Sligo7.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Dolly's Cottage: questions
Where is Dolly's Cottage?
Dolly's Cottage is in Strandhill, Sligo, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Dolly's Cottage?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Dolly's Cottage?
June to August are the warmest months in Strandhill, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dolly's Cottage?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo (6.9 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo (7 km), Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (4.9 km) and Sligo County Museum (7.3 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sligo County Museum: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).