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: Sports venue
- Description: football stadium in Sligo, Ireland
- Also known as: “The Showgrounds - Sligo Rovers F.C.” and “The Showgrounds, Sligo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Sligo Mac Diarmada railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 380 metres northeast of The Showgrounds.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin. It is located on Temple Street in Sligo, Ireland. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is situated 520 metres east of The Showgrounds.
St John the Baptist Cathedral
Church
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo or more properly the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist, Sligo but also known as Sligo Cathedral is one of two cathedral churches in the diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Church of Ireland. St John the Baptist Cathedral is situated 600 metres east of The Showgrounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sligo and Ballincar.
Sligo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Ballincar
Hamlet
Ballincar is a small village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of Drumcliff, and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres. 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. 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 4½ km southwest of The Showgrounds.
The Showgrounds
- Categories: stadium, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.26999° or 54° 16′ 12″ northLongitude
-8.48667° or 8° 29′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C6H7G97+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 206125816OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreWikidata ID
Q1771479
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Central Kurdish to Spanish—“The Showgrounds” goes by many names.
- Central Kurdish: “یاریگای شەوگراوندز”
- Dutch: “Showgrounds (Sligo)”
- 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”
- Japanese: “ザ・ショウグランド”
- Polish: “Showgrounds”
- Spanish: “The Showgrounds (Sligo)”
- Spanish: “The Showgrounds”
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