Another decades-old traditional shop closes in Sligo
Another traditional old shop in Sligo town closed down at the weekend. The Bus Top, on Lord Edward Street, shut its doors for the last time on Saturday after about 70 years in business. The shop, which sells newspapers, magazines, grocery items and stationery, was run by Keville Burns. It…
Exhibition on once-famous but now forgotten Sligo man in Town Hall
Efforts are underway to generate interest in one of Sligo’s most influential natives, yet one is now virtually forgotten. He’s William Bourke Cockran, who was born in Ballinacarrow in 1854. An exhibition about him, his work and times opened last night in Sligo Town Hall. One of those involved in…