Carbury

Carbury, County Sligo, Connacht, Ireland
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The Showgrounds (Q1771479)
item type: stadium
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Showgrounds is a stadium in Sligo, Ireland, which has been home of Sligo Rovers since the club was formed in 1928.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Defunct greyhound racing venues in Ireland
Magheraghanrush Court Tomb (Q1884051)
item type: court cairn
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Magheraghanrush Court Tomb is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.

Dartry Mountains (Q3702858)
item type: mountain range
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Dartry Mountains (Irish: Sléibhte Dhartraí) are a mountain range in the north west of Ireland, in the north of counties Sligo and Leitrim. They lie between Lough Melvin, Lough Gill and Lough MacNean. The highest point is Truskmore at 647 metres (2,123 ft). Other notable mountains include Benbulbin at 526 metres (1,726 ft), Benwiskin at 514 metres (1,686 ft), and Tievebaun at 611 metres (2,005 ft).

Cranmore, Sligo (Q5182223)
item type: geographical feature
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cranmore (from the Gaelic Crann Mór meaning Big Tree) is a large local authority housing development in Sligo, it is situated on the eastern side of Sligo town. It is the largest housing estate in the west of Ireland with 511 houses, it was built in five phases from the early seventies to 1985. There are 246 houses owned by the local authority, a further 213 houses in private ownership and 52 houses built by the housing agency, Clúid. Cranmore is made up of 15 blocks of houses or "drives" as they are known locally, including Cranmore Place, Cranmore Drive, Cranmore Villas, O'Dwyer Court, Devins Drive, Geldof Drive, McNeill Drive, Langan Drive, Racecourse View (originally Banks Drive), Carroll Drive, Benson Drive, Yeats Drive, Collery Drive, John Fallon Drive and Joe McDonnell Drive.

Battle of Creadran Cille (Q4870805)
item type: battle
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Battle of Creadran Cille was fought in 1257 between the Gaels of Tír Chonaill, led by Gofraidh Ó Domhnaill, and the Normans, led by Maurice FitzGerald. It took place at Ros Ceide (Rosses Point) in the territory of Cairbre Drom Cliabh, near Sligo town. The forces of Tír Chonaill were victorious and drove the Normans out of their territory.

Model Arts and Niland Gallery (Q6888210)
item type: nonprofit organization / art museum / arts centre
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Model, home of the Niland Collection, formerly called Model Arts and Niland Gallery, is a contemporary arts centre and gallery space in Sligo, Ireland. The gallery houses several exhibition spaces focusing on contemporary art and education activities, a cinema/venue for concerts, an artist-in-residence programme, and a collection of 20th-century Irish art called the Niland Collection. This collection is named for the former Sligo County librarian, Nora Niland.

website: http://www.themodel.ie/

Gortarowey Forest Recreation Area (Q5586916)
item type: human settlement
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Gortarowey Forest Recreation Area (Irish: Limistéar Áineasa Foraoise Ghort an Rabhaidh) is a forest park and recreation area at the foot of Ben Bulben near Drumcliffe in County Sligo, Ireland. The park is currently managed by Coillte, Ireland's commercial forestry company, as part of the larger Benbulben Forest. The park lies adjacent to the Benbulben, Gleniff and Glenade Special Area of Conservation and is known as the only area in Ireland where chickweed willowherb (Epilobium alsinifolium) and alpine saxifrage (Micranthes nivalis) can be found.

Queen Maeve International Summer School (Q7270428)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Queen Maeve International Summer School, (Irish Scoil Samhraidh Miosgán Medbha) is one of Ireland's largest traditional music summer schools, held annually since 1999 and was founded by Sligo tin whistle player Carmel Gunning. During the week, students from around the world attend daily classes taught by experts in Irish music and dance. In addition, a full program of lectures, recitals, dances (céilithe) and exhibitions are run by the summer school.

Coolera Peninsula (Q106839126)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Coolera Peninsula (Irish: Cúil Iorra) is a peninsula in Sligo Bay, County Sligo, Ireland. It is the most populous of County Sligo's peninsulas, and the second-largest by land area. The primary population centres on Coolera are the coastal town of Strandhill on its western shore, and Magheraboy, a suburb of Sligo town.

Rosses Point Peninsula (Q106839112)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Rosses Point Peninsula (Irish: An Ros) is a small peninsula in the centre of Sligo Bay, County Sligo, Ireland. The peninsula shares its name with the village of Rosses Point, a popular seaside resort located on the peninsula's southern coast, roughly 7.5 km (5 mi) west of Sligo town.

Maugherow Peninsula (Q106817526)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Maugherow Peninsula (Irish: Machaire Eabha) is the largest and westernmost peninsula of County Sligo, Ireland. It is also less commonly referred to as the Raghly Peninsula, after Raghly Point (Irish: Gob Reachla), which is itself a headland of the peninsula. The peninsula acts as the northern boundary of Sligo Bay.

County Hall, Sligo (Q85754351)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

County Hall (Irish: Áras an Chontae, Sligeach) is a municipal facility at Riverside, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland.

Mullaghmore Peninsula (Q107389343)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Mullaghmore Peninsula (Irish: An Mullach Mór), also referred to as Mullaghmore Head, is a small peninsula in the north of County Sligo, Ireland. The coastal village of Mullaghmore is the peninsula's sole settlement. The village has 136 year-round residents according to the 2016 Census; however, its population is significantly higher during summer months. The peninsula is bounded by two large beaches on either side, and sports panoramic views of Ben Bulben and the Dartry Mountains, making it one of Sligo's most popular seaside destinations.

Ballygilgan Nature Reserve (Q98072106)
item type: pasture
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Ballygilgan also known as The Goose Field is a national nature reserve of approximately 73 acres (0.30 km2) on the Maugherow Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is home to Ireland’s biggest mainland flock of barnacle geese. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Sligo Town Hall (Q123225256)
item type: town hall
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Sligo Town Hall (Irish: Halla Baile Shligigh) is a municipal building in Quay Street, Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. The building accommodated the offices of Sligo Borough Council until 2014.

Hamilton Gallery (Q125293148)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Hamilton Gallery is an art gallery in Sligo, Ireland. It hosts a continuous programme of solo and group exhibitions by contemporary visual artists.

assassination of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Q113213574)
item type: assassination
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a relative of the British royal family, was assassinated on 27 August 1979 by Thomas McMahon, an Irish republican and a volunteer for the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Rathcormack (Q11010406)
item type: human settlement
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Rathcormack or Rathcormac (Irish: Ráth Chormaic, meaning 'Cormac's rath, see ringfort') is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 6 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road between Benbulbin mountain and the sea.

Sligo County Museum (Q22936061)
item type: museum
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Sligo County Museum (Irish: Músaem Chontae Shligigh) is a museum dedicated to the history of County Sligo. The museum is housed in a former manse on Stephen Street, Sligo town.

website: http://www.sligoarts.ie/VenuesProfile/SligoCountyMuseum/

Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin (Q868659)
item type: diocese of the Catholic Church
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Diocese of Elphin (el-FIN; Irish: Deoise Ail Finn) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in the western part of Ireland. It is in the Metropolitan Province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. The current bishop is Kevin Doran who was appointed in 2014.

website: http://www.elphindiocese.ie/

Calry/St. Joseph's GAA (Q5023954)
item type: sports club
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Calry-St Joseph's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Calry and the northern ward of Sligo, Éire. The club was formerly known as Calry Gaels until it became Calry-St Joseph's in 1987 after a re-organisation of the GAA structures in the Sligo urban area. They have won the last 7 Sligo Senior Hurling Championships and played in 12 of the last 13 finals, winning in 2005 until 2009 and again from 2011 to 2017 (minus 2010). In 2009 they won the Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship beating Galway side Skehana 1-09 to 0-10 in the final having lost to them the year before and they repeated that feat again in 2012 by beating the same opposition from before, Skehana. They followed up that victory with a double double by winning both Provincial and County Championships in 2013. The club's most recent victory in the Connacht Junior Hurling Championship came in 2016. Reduced to 13 men, with two players sent off, they clawed back a deficit of 5 points to tie the match and go on to beat Micheál Breathnach of the Galway Gaeltacht in extra-time, 3-9 to 2-10. They won the Sligo Intermediate Football Championship in 2004 & 2014 and came Runners Up in 1988, 1990 & 2013 and won Sligo Junior Football Championship in 1976 & 1987 and were Runners Up in 1983 & 1984.

Yeats Trail (Q118225018)
item type: heritage trail

website: https://www.yeatstrail.ie/

Dernish Island (Q26716138)
item type: island
Summary from An Ghaeilge / Irish Wikipedia (gawiki)

Oileán is ea Dairinis (Béarla: Dernish Island) atá suite i Sligeach timpeall 3 km (5 míle) ó bhaile Cliafuine i gCúige Chonnacht na hÉireann. Is oileán taoide neamháitrithe é Dernish. Sa 19ú haois ba leis an tiarna talún Palmerston an t-oileán.