Carrickhenry

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

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 2½ km northwest of Carrickhenry.

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 2½ km east of Carrickhenry.

Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station

Railway station

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Sligo railway station, also known as MacDiarmada station, is a mainline railway station which serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a terminal station which now has two platforms and an intermediate carriage siding. Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station is situated 3½ km north of Carrickhenry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sligo and Knocknahur.

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.

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 3½ km west of Carrickhenry.

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 4 km southwest of Carrickhenry.

Carrickhenry

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

54.24079° or 54° 14′ 27″ north

Longitude

-8.4837° or 8° 29′ 1″ west

Elevation

25 metres (82 feet)

Open location code

9C6H6GR8+8G

GeoNames ID

12132969

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