1250 – Dominican Friary, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Known locally as the Abbey, this Dominican Friary was founded in the mid-13th century by Maurice FitzGerald, Baron of Offaly. The Abbey has had a turbulent history,
Known locally as the Abbey, this Dominican Friary was founded in the mid-13th century by Maurice FitzGerald, Baron of Offaly. The Abbey has had a turbulent history,
A much modified Georgian Cathedral with Victorian glass and fitttings from 1890, the Cathedral of St.
Designed to hold 200 inmates in a polygon-shaped building, with six-bay two-storey facets and six-bay three-storey terminal block to south. The Governor’s residence situated in the centre of the prison.
Church constructed between 1845-48 replacing an earlier church of 1763. A tower was added several years later.
Built in the early 1850s by John Skipton Mulvany, the architect of the sublime Broadstone station in Dublin,
This is the main bridge in Sligo and was built between 1848-53 by local architect and engineer Sir John Benson.
Built as an Independent Church in Gothic Revival style circa 1852, it was converted in 1954 into a Library.
The architect James Hamilton was responsible for the headquarters of the Ulster Bank in Belfast –
Designed by William Hague (who was better known for his churches), Sligo Townhall is a well proportioned building in a Lombardo-Romanesque style.
A massive exercise in a Norman style by English architect George Goldie. With a nave of 275 feet and a massive 200ft tower,