Rosses Point
An Ros
A seaside village on the northern shore of Sligo Bay with two Blue Flag beaches, the 'Waiting on Shore' sculpture, a century-old golf course, and the summer retreat where the Yeats brothers spent their childhood.
An Ros is about 8 km from the city. It has two Blue Flag beaches where you can swim in summer. A coastal path passes the 'Waiting on Shore' sculpture, which commemorates sailors who never returned from the sea. Out in the water you can see the 'Metal Man', a metal figure serving as a navigation marker. W.B. Yeats and his painter brother Jack often spent their childhood summers here. The village is home to County Sligo Golf Club, one of Ireland's well-known links courses. At sunset, you can see Knocknarea across the water.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Coney Island (Sligo)
- Lissadell House
- Knocknarea & Queen Maeve's Cairn
- Strandhill Beach
- Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
- Drumcliffe Churchyard (Yeats's Grave)
- Streedagh Beach
- Sligo County Museum