The Showgrounds

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

Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Stadium
Description: football stadium in Sligo, Ireland
Also known as: “Showgrounds (Sligo)”, “The Showgrounds, Sligo”, and “ザ・ショウグランド”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station

Railway station

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Sligo railway station, also known as MacDiarmada… Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station is situated 410 metres northeast of The Showgrounds.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Church

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The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the… Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is situated 560 metres east of The Showgrounds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sligo and Ballincar.

Sligo

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Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands.

Ballincar

Hamlet

Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. Ballincar is situated 3½ km north of The Showgrounds.

Knocknahur

Locality

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Knocknahur is situated 4½ km southwest of The Showgrounds.

The Showgrounds

Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.27003° or 54° 16′ 12″ north

Longitude

-8.4873° or 8° 29′ 14″ west

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

9C6H7GC7+23

GeoNames ID

7646087

Wikidata ID

Q1771479

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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Spanish—“The Showgrounds” goes by many names.

Central Kurdish: “یاریگای شەوگراوندز”
Dutch: “Showgrounds”
French: “Showgrounds”
German: “The Showgrounds (Sligo)”
German: “The Showgrounds”
Irish: “An Páirc Thaispeántais”
Italian: “Showgrounds”
Japanese: “ザ・ショウグラウンズ”
Polish: “Showgrounds”
Spanish: “The Showgrounds (Sligo)”
Spanish: “The Showgrounds”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Magheraboy and Finisklin.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Best Western Sligo Southern Hotel and Sligo Southern Hotel.

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