Alcantara

Alcantara is a building in , which is located on Pearse Road. Alcantara is situated nearby to the community center , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Markievicz Park and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Stadium
is the principal GAA stadium in , , home to the Sligo Gaelic football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 in , 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. is situated 720 metres south of Alcantara.

Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin. It is located on Temple Street in , . is situated 1 km northwest of Alcantara.

Cemetery
Photo: Djedi Guy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 490 metres southeast of Alcantara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sligo and Ballincar.

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

Hamlet
is a small village and townland in , Ireland. The townland is in the civil parish of , and has an area of approximately 1.6 square kilometres. is situated 4½ km northwest of Alcantara.

Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Ransboro, is a village in , . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of North and South. is situated 5 km southwest of Alcantara.

Alcantara

Latitude
54.26363° or 54° 15′ 49″ north
Longitude
-8.46782° or 8° 28′ 4″ west
Open location code
9C6H7G7J+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 600857611
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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