Sligo Folk Park
Sligo Folk Park is a museum in Riverstown. It offers a café. Top of the 8 other places within 15 km is Ballymote Castle, 9.2 km off.
Museum in Riverstown
Inside Riverstown
Sligo Folk Park is inside Riverstown’s urban area. 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.
Month by month
The warmest stretch in Riverstown is June to August, at 18–19°C in the afternoon.
Sligo Folk Park
Museum.
In Riverstown, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Riverstown
- Official site
- sligofolkpark.com
Opening times and entry
Where to find Sligo Folk Park
Spot Sligo Folk Park in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Riverstown’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns close to Sligo Folk Park
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Collooney (1,797 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Riverstown
Ballygawley
Ballintogher
Collooney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Sligo Folk Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverstown | It’s in town | 394 | 1 |
| Ballygawley | 7.6 km north of it | 285 | 0 |
| Ballintogher | 8.1 km north of it | 351 | 1 |
| Collooney | 8.5 km northwest of it | 1,797 | 0 |
| Ballymote | 9.1 km southwest of it | 1,711 | 2 |
| Ballynacarrow | 11 km west of it | 220 | 1 |
| Ballysadare | 12 km northwest of it | 1,747 | 1 |
| Dromahair | 13 km northeast of it | 939 | 3 |
Also near Sligo Folk Park
There are 8 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house among them.
CastleBallymote Castle9.2 km away2
Abbey or prioryBallindoon Abbey7.2 km away3
CastleBallinafad Castle12 km away4
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey13 km away5Historic houseHistoric houseCarrowkeel Megalithic Site6.2 km away6Visitor farmVisitor farmSathya Sai Donkey Sanctuary CLG7.5 km away7Natural landscapeNatural landscapeLough Gill13 km away8ZooZooEagles Flying - Irish Raptor Research Centre12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Sligo Folk Park?
Sligo Folk Park is in Riverstown, Sligo, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Sligo Folk Park?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Sligo Folk Park?
June to August are the warmest months in Riverstown, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Sligo Folk Park?
Within 15 km: Ballymote Castle (9.2 km), Ballindoon Abbey (7.2 km), Ballinafad Castle (12 km) and Creevelea Abbey (13 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 (4)
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballindoon Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creevelea Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, 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).