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304buildings on the National Inventory
History of Sligo · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

History in Sligo reaches back to 1250: 304 buildings on the National Inventory

Sligo is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 74 archaeological sites inside it. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sligo counts 304 buildings, 15 of them of national importance. Per 10,000 residents that makes 148; the typical town has 48.

15of national importance1250oldest record74archaeological sites
On the National Inventory
304
148 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
Of national importance
15
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
74
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1250
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures

Historic Sligo: 28 photos, 8 old views

The set includes 7 of Sligo’s nationally rated places. Of the places on Sligo’s record, 22 have a photo here. Sligo before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1875 to 1914.

The ModelThe ModelNational rating (NIAH)Sligo CemeterySligo CemeteryNational rating (NIAH)Saint Columba's HospitalSaint Columba's HospitalNational rating (NIAH)Yeats Memorial BuildingYeats Memorial BuildingNational rating (NIAH)Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the BaptistCathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the BaptistNational rating (NIAH)+23See all photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Through time

Sligo from 1875 to 1914

8 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.

A strange and somehow familiar building - is Sligo Townhallc. 1875
VictorianA strange and somehow familiar building - is Sligo TownhallPhoto: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
The Abbey, Sligo aka Dominican Friary1875
VictorianThe Abbey, Sligo aka Dominican FriaryPhoto: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Pub, building in street with hexagonal tower? Sligo Courthouse!1879
VictorianPub, building in street with hexagonal tower? Sligo Courthouse!Photo: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Ireland, Sligo - Walsh's Royal Mail and Day Car1885
VictorianIreland, Sligo - Walsh's Royal Mail and Day CarPhoto: National Library of Ireland · Public domain
… Heroism and Devotion of the Patriots of 17981899
Victorian… Heroism and Devotion of the Patriots of 1798Photo: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Castle Street in Sligo Townc. 1910
EdwardianCastle Street in Sligo TownPhoto: Robert French / National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; photographer died 1917
Robert French, Belfast Bank and Hibernian Bank in Sligo1914
RevolutionRobert French, Belfast Bank and Hibernian Bank in SligoPhoto: National Library of Ireland · Public domain
Robert French, Rathellen House, County Sligo1914
RevolutionRobert French, Rathellen House, County SligoPhoto: National Library of Ireland · Public domain

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How old

Most of Sligo’s dated buildings come from the 19th century

Each building by the first date on its record.

Middle Ages 500–14991
1500–1799 three centuries9
19th century 1800–1899268
1900 and later to today26

10 of the 304 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Sligo Abbey, from 1250.

The map

Where Sligo’s history is

Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.

1798 Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1895–1900Albert House (outbuilding) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Albert House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Allied Irish Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1880Árd Áluinn · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Ardaghowen House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Ashling House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800Assumpta House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Astoria House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Avilreagh · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Bank of Ireland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1900Bank, 1 Teeling Street, Abbey Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1930Bank, 11 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1920Bank, Lower Knox Street, O'Connell Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Belvedere · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Bethany · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Breenagh House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Building misc, 14 Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Building misc, 6 Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1900Building misc, J.F. Kennedy Parade, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1850Building misc, Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Building misc, O'Connell Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Calry Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1825Catholic Church of the Holy Cross (church / chapel) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1970–1975Church, Saint Columba's Hospital (church / chapel) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860Church, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1855Constance Markiewicz House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Constitutional Buildings · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850Cork House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Fatima House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Fort Louis (bridge) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1800Fort Louis (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1760Gates, 31-32 Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Gates, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840Gates, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870Gates, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Globe House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Homeleigh House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910Hotel, Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1860House, 1 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1860House, 1 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 1 Lord Edward Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 1 Lyons's Terrace, Finisklin Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 1 Pearse Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 1 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 1 Union Place, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 1 Upper John Street, Adelaide Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 1 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 1 Wine Street, Union Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 1 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 10 Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 10 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 11 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 11 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 12 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 12 Union Place, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 12A The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 13 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 13 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 14 Lord Edward Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 14 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 14 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 15 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 15 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 16 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 16 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 16 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 17 High Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 17 Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 17 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 17 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 18 Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 18 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 19 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 2 Bayview Terrace, Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 2 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 2 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 2 Lord Edward Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 2 Lyons's Terrace, Finisklin Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 2 Pearse Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 2 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 2 Union Place, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 2 Upper John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 2 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1860House, 2 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 20 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 21 Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 23 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 24 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 25 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 27 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 27 Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 28 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 28-29 O'Connell Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 2A Old Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 3 Bayview Terrace, Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 3 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 3 Lord Edward Street, Joe Banks Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870House, 3 Old Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 3 Pearse Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 3 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 30 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 31 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 32 Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 32 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 33 Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 33 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 34 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 35 O'Connell Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 35 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 36 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 37 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 38 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 39 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 4 Bayview Terrace, Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 4 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870House, 4 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 4 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 4 Lower Quay Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 4 Old Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 4 Pearse Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 4 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 4 Union Place, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 4 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 40 Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 41 Temple Street, Connolly Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 41-42 O'Connell Street, Tobergal Lane, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 43 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 44 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, 44 O'Connell Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 44 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 45 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 45 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 45-46 O'Connell Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 46 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1890House, 46 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 47 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 48 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 49 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 49 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 5 Bayview Terrace, Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 5 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 5 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1860House, 5 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 5 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 5 Old Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 5 Pearse Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910House, 5 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 50 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 52 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, 54 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1910House, 55 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, 56 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1690–1910House, 58 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 59 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 6 Bayview Terrace, Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 6 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 6 Connolly Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 6 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 6 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 6 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1890House, 6 Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 60 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 60A John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 67 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 68 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 7 Bayview Terrace, Pirn Mill Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 7 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 7 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 74 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 75 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 76 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 77 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 78 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 79 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 8 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 8 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 8 Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1890House, 80 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 81 John Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920House, 9 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 9 Hanley Terrace, Temple Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915House, 9 Knock Terrace, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 9 The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870House, Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, Knappagh Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1810House, Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, Old Market Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870House, Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, The Mall, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Hyde Bridge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1850Hyde Bridge House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1910Innisfree · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Kazelain · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Kevinsfort House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1825Lisroyan · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890MacDiarmada Railway Station · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870MacDiarmada Railway Station (signal box) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900MacDiarmada Railway Station (turntable) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930MacDiarmada Railway Station (water tower) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Manse, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870McHugh Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1920Mill (tread), Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Mill race, Riverside, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Monument, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1989–1991Mullaney Brothers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1775–1825Murrow House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840New Bridge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1670–1675Old Quay · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Ozanam House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Pier, Riverside, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Pollexfen House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900Post box, Stephen Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910Post box, Wine Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1900Public house, 24 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1930Public house, Castle Street, Teeling Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1880Ravella · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915Rectory, Calry Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Rosemal · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900Ross Brían House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915Saint Anne's Catholic Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1950–1970Saint Joseph's (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Saint Joseph's (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Saint Joseph's Ursuline Convent (gate lodge) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900Saint Joseph's Ursuline Convent (school) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1855Saint Joseph's Ursuline Convent (school) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Saint Martin's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915Sansheen House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880School, Chapel Hill, Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900School, Chapel Hill, Chapel Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1860Shell House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1860Shop, 10-11 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Shop, 19 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Shop, 2-3 Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870Shop, 20 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1850Shop, 21 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1850Shop, 28-29 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Shop, 4 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Shop, 7-8 Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850Shop, Castle Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Shop, Grattan Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Sligo County Gaol (unknown) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820Sligo County Gaol (prison / jail) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1830Sligo County Gaol (prison governor's house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820Sligo Garda Síochána Station · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Sligo Grammar School · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Sligo Masonic Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1900Sligo Methodist Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835Sligo Post Office · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1905Sligo Presbyterian Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1830Sligo Regional Hospital · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1930–1940Sligo Town Hall (gate lodge) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1880Sorato · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1910Store, Finisklin Road, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Store, Kempten Promenade, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1835Store, Union Street, Lynn's Place, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Store, Union Street, Sligo (store / warehouse) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Store, Union Street, Sligo (store / warehouse) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Store, Union Street, Sligo (store / warehouse) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1890Teeling House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870The Beehive · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900The Chimes · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880The Friary Residence · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915The Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1920The Mall House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830The Manse (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Thomas Connolly · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Thorn House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920Town and Country Club · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Ulster Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1865Unknown, J.F. Kennedy Parade, Thomas Street, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1785W. Clarke and Sons · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Wehrly Brothers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Weir, Sligo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850Weston House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1920Wolfe Tone House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Abbey, Burton Street, Sligo · National rating (NIAH) · 1760–1770Catholic Church of the Holy Cross (church / chapel) · National rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850Church, Saint Columba's Hospital (church / chapel) · National rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850Gate lodge, Sligo Cemetery · National rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Harbour Mills · National rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910Hargadon Brothers · National rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Saint Columba's Hospital · National rating (NIAH) · 1850–1855Sligo Abbey · National rating (NIAH) · 1250–1255Sligo Cemetery · National rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Sligo County Gaol (prison / jail) · National rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820Sligo Courthouse · National rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880Sligo Town Hall (town / county hall) · National rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870The Model · National rating (NIAH) · 1860–1865The Sligo Warehouse · National rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880Yeats Memorial Building · National rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Sligo Abbey
7 of 15within 400 m of Sligo Abbey, the heart of the town’s history

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The 304, by rating
15 National and International289 Regional and other sites

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.

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National and International

15 places of national importance in Sligo

Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.

Regional and other sites

289 more historic places in Sligo

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

All 82, A to Z
1798 MonumentAlbert HouseAlbert House (outbuilding)Allied Irish BankArdaghowen HouseAshling HouseAssumpta HouseAstoria HouseAvilreaghBank of IrelandBelvedereBethanyBreenagh HouseCalry ChurchCatholic Church of the Holy Cross (church / chapel)Church, Saint Columba's Hospital (church / chapel)Constance Markiewicz HouseConstitutional BuildingsCork HouseFatima HouseFort Louis (bridge)Fort Louis (house)Globe HouseHomeleigh HouseHyde BridgeHyde Bridge HouseInnisfreeKazelainKevinsfort HouseLisroyanMacDiarmada Railway StationMacDiarmada Railway Station (signal box)MacDiarmada Railway Station (turntable)MacDiarmada Railway Station (water tower)McHugh MonumentMullaney BrothersMurrow HouseNew BridgeOld QuayOzanam HousePollexfen HouseRavellaRectory, Calry ChurchRosemalRoss Brían HouseSaint Anne's Catholic ChurchSaint Joseph's (house)Saint Joseph's (house)Saint Joseph's Ursuline Convent (gate lodge)Saint Joseph's Ursuline Convent (school)Saint Joseph's Ursuline Convent (school)Saint Martin'sSansheen HouseShell HouseSligo County Gaol (prison / jail)Sligo County Gaol (prison governor's house)Sligo County Gaol (unknown)Sligo Garda Síochána StationSligo Grammar SchoolSligo Masonic HallSligo Methodist ChurchSligo Post OfficeSligo Presbyterian ChurchSligo Regional HospitalSligo Town Hall (gate lodge)SoratoTeeling HouseThe BeehiveThe ChimesThe Friary ResidenceThe HallThe Mall HouseThe Manse (house)Thomas ConnollyThorn HouseTown and Country ClubUlster BankW. Clarke and SonsWehrly BrothersWeston HouseWolfe Tone HouseÁrd Áluinn

207 recorded by their type and address

207 are recorded only by their type and address: 173 homes, 11 inns, shops and warehouses and 7 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.

17th century1
18th century9
19th century186
20th century11

See all 207 on the map

Historic streets

Wolfe Tone Street has the most

Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.

Wolfe Tone Street29 on the record
John Street26 on the record
Wine Street21 on the record
The Mall19 on the record · 1 of national importance
Castle Street17 on the record
Stephen Street12 on the record
Teeling Street11 on the record · 1 of national importance
Hanley Terrace11 on the record
Temple Street11 on the record
Grattan Street10 on the record
Quay Street10 on the record · 1 of national importance
Pearse Road9 on the record · 2 of national importance

Of the 304 records, 289 give a street address.

What’s recorded

In Sligo, homes lead the record (73%)

At the top of the record: Sligo Abbey and Sligo County Gaol. That mix has few walls, gates and bridges: 3% in Sligo, against 8% across the National Inventory. Second on the record: public buildings, 22 of them.

Homes222
Public buildings22
Inns, shops and warehouses15
Churches and chapels13
Walls, gates and bridges9
Mills, stations and works4
Memorials and tombs3
Street furniture2
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings13

Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Sligo

The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:

74 archaeological sites inside the town

Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.

Graveslab14 records
Ringfort - rath13 records
Wall monument7 records
Cross-slab (present location)7 records
Enclosure5 records
Fulacht fia5 records
Crannog3 records
Bastioned fort2 records
Ringfort - unclassified2 records
Historic town1 record
Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle1 record
Religious house - Dominican friars1 record
Cross - Market cross1 record
Fortification1 record
Graveyard1 record
10 more kinds10 records

Just outside Sligo: 52

Carrowmore Megalithic CemeteryNational monument to visit · 1.3 km outside the town
Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the BaptistNational rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Hazelwood House (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town
Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionNational rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Carns CairnArchaeological monument (SMR) · 200 m outside the town
Carrowmore (Megalithic tomb - passage tomb)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 800 m outside the town
Carrowmore (Barrow - ring-barrow)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1 km outside the town
Carrowmore (Megalithic tomb - passage tomb)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 900 m outside the town
Carrowmore (Ringfort - rath)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1 km outside the town
Carrowmore (Megalithic tomb - passage tomb)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1.3 km outside the town
Carrowmore (Megalithic tomb - passage tomb)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1.2 km outside the town
Carrowmore (Megalithic tomb - passage tomb)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1.1 km outside the town
ListoghilArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.5 km outside the town
Tobernalt WellArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.2 km outside the town
Hazelwood House (building misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town
Primrosegrange HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town
Cummeen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town
Rathcarrick HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town
Mountshannon HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town
Nazareth House (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Homes by age

New homes are rare in Sligo: 3.3% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%

In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Sligo, 32%. Homes built between the wars make up 7.7% of Sligo’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Look at when Sligo’s homes went up and one period leads: from 1981 to 2000, with 32%.

4%
Before 1919
7.7%
1919–45
32%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
21%
2001–10
3.3%
Since 2011
SligoTypical town

Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.

Born here

17 notable people born in Sligo before 1900

From Daniel Clark (1766) to Jimmy Dykes (1898): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.

Daniel Clark
William Cunningham Blest
George L. Allen
John Gore Jones
Robert McKim
Benjamin Allen
Thomas Francis Gilroy
Patrick J. Hamrock
William Partridge
Joseph Leonard
David Clark
Sarah Eileen Hanley
John J. Burns
Liam Pilkington
Giles Blennerhasset
John Nugent-Hayward
Jimmy Dykes
175017751800182518501875190019251950
Thomas Francis Gilroy
Thomas Francis Gilroy1840–1911 · 89th Mayor of New York City (from 1893 to 1894)
Daniel Clark
Daniel Clark1766–1813 · American politician
William Cunningham Blest
William Cunningham Blest1800–1884 · Anglo-Irish doctor
JD
Jimmy Dykes1898–1976 · Irish footballer
BA
Benjamin Allen1830–1912 · Canadian politician
DC
David Clark1878– · English footballer
Sarah Eileen Hanley
Sarah Eileen Hanley1883–1958 · 1883-1958 , artist
GB
Giles Blennerhasset1895–1978 · Irish flying ace

Everyone born in Sligo → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Towns its size

Sligo has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size

Towns of 18,800 to 22,500 residents, by buildings on the record.

Wexford629
Sligo304
Dolphins Barn188
Greystones-Delgany148
Celbridge81
Letterkenny81
Carpenterstown71
Douglas51
Ballincollig36
Crumlin17
Esker13
Beaumont8
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (148 per 10,000). Wexford, Sligo and Dolphins Barn lead.

Only Wexford has more. The typical town its size has 51. One of the 16 has none.

Neighbours

Sligo and its neighbours

TownPeopleNational InventoryNationalArchaeological sites
Sligo20,6083041574
Ballysadare1,74711012
Strandhill1,982103
Collooney1,797907
Coolaney1,155402
In brief

Sligo in brief

Old houses are part of Sligo’s character: 4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 304 places on the record, 15 of them in the top tier. Per resident, it has more recorded buildings than 81% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Sligo Abbey sits at the heart of it all, with 7 of the town’s places of national importance within 400 m.

Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings. On Wolfe Tone Street alone there are 29 places on the record. Of the whole list, 73% are homes.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
  • Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
  • Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
  • Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
  • The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.

Questions about Sligo’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Sligo?

304 buildings on the National Inventory, 15 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Which places in Sligo are of national importance?

Sligo Abbey, Sligo County Gaol (prison / jail), Catholic Church of the Holy Cross (church / chapel), Church, Saint Columba's Hospital (church / chapel), Gate lodge, Sligo Cemetery and Sligo Cemetery, and 9 more.

What is the oldest building in Sligo?

Sligo Abbey: the first date on its record is 1250.

Are there archaeological sites in Sligo?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 74 archaeological sites inside Sligo.

How old are the homes in Sligo?

4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.

Are the buildings on this page protected?

Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.

History is described here, not graded.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).

Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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).