Sligo County Board published its Centenary History in 1984. It was edited by John C. McTernan and published to mark the centenary of the founding of the GAA in Thurles in 1884. Last year the County ...

John C. McTernan has left a legacy of material behind him detailing County Sligo’s history The late John C. McTernan. Sligo Library Tributes have been paid to the well known former County Sligo ...

Sligo County Council has launched a bid to make the county's sprawling landscape of neolithic monuments a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The council has teamed up with the Sligo Neolithic Landscapes ...

A new book chronicling the history of the Irish Civil War in County Sligo has proved an instant hit in bookstores across the country. "Even the Heather Bled" by Irish author Joe McGowan explores the ...

Novelist and screenwriter Eoin McNamee introduces The Book Of Sligo, a unique community-based creative arts initiative which takes place during November 2021. Featuring contributions from each of ...

Substitute Dillon Walsh was the hero for Sligo as he celebrated his 18th birthday by fisting the winning point deep into stoppage time of a gripping Connacht Under- 20 football final at Tuam Stadium.

Summerhill College eye a place in history today as the aim to become the first Sligo school to win the Hogan Cup when the face Omagh CBS at Croke Park (1pm) It is only the second final appearance by a ...

Beneath the cairn that crowned the hill above me, a Celtic queen was buried. Or so it was said. Local lore held that deep within the 12-metre-tall, flat-topped mound on the summit of Knocknarea, ...

Galway footballers have certainly had the upper hand over Sligo in Connacht championship meetings over the years. More recently, however, the Yeats county have enjoyed some success, namely the 2007 ...