Study finds Sligo Gaol has potential to be major tourism attraction
A feasibility study carried out on Sligo Gaol, which closed in 1956, finds it could attract upwards of 55,000 visitors annually. Ciaran McHugh of Friends of Sligo Gaol says it could be tourism game changer for the region. The study was carried out by CHL consultants that have been involved…
Friends of Sligo Gaol holding their Michael Collins commemoration today
Friends of Sligo Gaol are holding their Bicentenary conference this weekend. Today, at around now they are hosting their Michael Collins commemoration. He spent time in the gaol 100 years ago so today there are specially themed tours taking place for ticket holders. A lecture is being held by Phelim…
2018 to be the ‘Year of Sligo Gaol’
2018 will be the Year of Sligo Gaol. It’s to mark the bicentenary of the opening of the jail in 1818. It’s also a hundred years since Michael Collins was imprisoned there. The building is now owned by Sligo County Council. At yesterday’s meeting of the council, Director of Services…
Friends of Sligo Gaol are looking for artifacts from the gaols past
Friends of Sligo Gaol are calling on the public for items from the gaol’s past. Construction began in 1814 and in 1818, it was opened in a partial manner designed to holld 200 inmates. The doors closed in 1956. Friends of Sligo Gaol are looking for artefacts such as letters,…