Places to Visit

Lissadell House and Gardens is situated on the shores of Sligo Bay, 7 km north of Sligo on the Bundoran/Donegal Road, and is very clearly signposted from both Sligo, and Bundoran. The historic and literary associations of Lissadell and the natural beauty of its setting with sea, woodland and mountains makes Lissadell one of the North West’s premier tourism attractions. Lissadell was the birthplace of Constance Markievicz, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, and was also a favourite retreat for the poet William Butler Yeats.

Teach Ban art gallery is run and curated by artist Tom O'Rourke. The gallery exhibits the work of established artists and places special emphasis on cultivating emerging artists of any age. Painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture form the basis of the various exhibitions in the gallery. Teach Ban is situated near an ancient monastic site rich in history beside St Columba's Church, Drumcliffe, Co Sligo in the west of Ireland.

Sligo Art Gallery is located in the Yeats Memorial Building at Hyde Bridge. The objectives of the gallery are to sponsor and encourage all artistic endeavour within the community, to provide space for the exhibition of contemporary art, and to make available for adults and young alike a forum for all artistic endeavour.

The Yeats Society occupies a delightful heritage building in the centre of Sligo and presents a fascinating photographic exhibition of the life and times of W.B. Yeats and his family. Staff are on hand to answer queries, to give any information requested, to show a variety of films, or to introduce you to the library or collection of lectures on cd's or dvd's.