Strandhill is a vibrant seaside village and holiday resort located 5 miles form Sligo town. With its wild Atlantic waves it is the best places in Europe to surf! Along the seafront, you will find Shells Cafe, Strandhill Golf Course, Sligo Airport, Sligo Enterprise & Technology Center, and more restaurants and pubs. Surf lessons are available throughout the year with the local surf shops, and when there is no surf, there is stand up paddling!
The nearby Killaspugbrone Church is reputed to be founded on the spot where St Patrick lost a tooth!
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Places of interest in Strandhill
Dolly’s Cottage
Dolly’s Cottage was built around the year 1800 and has survived without alteration. A 200-year-old traditional thatched cottage is open to the public. By 19th century standards in the west of Ireland, this was a luxury cottage. It was built of stone (not mud), with a proper chimney and fireplace (not a hole in the roof to let out smoke from a fire in the middle of the floor). It has two rooms and the old pouch bed is still in the chimney corner. The walls, roof, fireplace and loft beams are still the originals.
The Strandhill Peoples Market
The Strandhill Peoples Market takes place at Sligo airport every Sunday from 11-4 pm in Hangar 1. The market has an abundance of stalls selling an array of locally produced foods, textiles, crafts and there is even a busking corner where local musicians can showcase their talent. It has been nominated for the best new business in Sligo Leader Business Awards 2015 and also nominated for the best start up in the IBYE award.
The Klaus Gundchen sculpture on a plinth at the entrance to the beach was removed by the council on 22 February 2016.
Annual Events
The Culleenamore Races is an annual beach pony and horse racing event dating from the 1800s that takes place early in the summer.
The Warriors Run is a 15k race held annually since 1985, takes participants from the beach front in Strandhill around and then up the nearby Knocknarea mountain, to the cairn at the top, and back again, as music and festivities takes over the town.
The annual Strandhill Guitar Festival is held in late September.
