Carrowgobbadagh

Carrowgobbadagh is a locality in County Sligo, Connacht. Carrowgobbadagh is situated nearby to the locality Drumaskibbole, as well as near Carrickhenry.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carrowmore and Tobernalt.

Carrowmore

Archaeological site

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Carrowmore is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of Sligo, Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic. Carrowmore is situated 3 km northwest of Carrowgobbadagh.

Tobernalt

Spring

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Tobernalt is a holy well in north County Sligo, Ireland near the southwest corner of Lough Gill. It is an ancient natural spring dating back to the 5th century as a pagan meeting place and later a Penal Law mass site. Tobernalt is situated 3 km northeast of Carrowgobbadagh.

Markievicz Park

Stadium

Markievicz Park is the principal GAA stadium in County Sligo, Ireland, home to the Sligo Gaelic football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 in Sligo town, it is named after Constance Markievicz, one of the participants of the 1916 Easter Rising, the first woman elected to Dáil Éireann and the first female elected to the British parliament, although she refused to take up her seat there. Markievicz Park is situated 3 km northeast of Carrowgobbadagh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballysadare and Knocknahur.

Ballysadare

Village

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Ballysadare, locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about 7 km south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Ballysadare is situated 3 km southwest of Carrowgobbadagh.

Knocknahur

Locality

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Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. Knocknahur is situated 4 km west of Carrowgobbadagh.

Sligo

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Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.

Carrowgobbadagh

Type: Locality
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.23287° or 54° 13′ 58″ north

Longitude

-8.48459° or 8° 29′ 5″ west

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9C6H6GM8+45

GeoNames ID

12132921

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