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Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery

Remarkable ritual landscape with some 30 tombs dating to 3700-3000 BC; they're passage tombs but with atypical features.

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Sligo Rovers FC
Rovers play soccer in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland, the Republic's top tier. The season is March to November and games are usually Friday evenings. The stadium, capacity 5500, is 200 m west of the bus station.
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Sligo Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Romanesque Catholic cathedral completed in 1874.
Daily 7AM-10PM
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Sligo Abbey
The abbey was founded in 1253, destroyed by fire in 1414, rebuilt but sacked in 1642. In the 19th century the last friars left to nearby Holy Cross, but the building was restored, and the choir, carved altar and cloisters are impressive. Yeats set two short stories here.
Apr-Dec daily 10AM-5PMAdult €5, conc €4, child €3
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Sligo Races
Stages National Hunt and flat racing, with 8 meetings May-Oct. It's a right-hand course with a one-mile circuit.
Adult €20, under 14 free