Rosses Point
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Rosses Point

Rosses Point

Sligo Bay seaside village with beaches, links golf, Yeats Country views, and a tidal Coney Island.

Rosses Point is a small seaside village on a peninsula jutting into Sligo Bay, about eight kilometres from Sligo town. It has fine beaches, a pier, and commanding views across the bay to Knocknarea and the Ox Mountains — the picture-postcard heart of Yeats Country.

The County Sligo Golf Club, one of the best links courses in Ireland, occupies much of the headland. The village itself is quiet — a few pubs, some holiday houses, and a long strand popular with walkers. The Metal Man beacon stands offshore in the bay, and Coney Island — supposedly the original of its New York namesake — can be reached at low tide. In summer it fills up with families, but out of season it is a peaceful spot with Atlantic wind and big skies.

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Eating Out

For a small village Rosses Point eats well. The two long-running pubs — Harry's (also a hotel) and the Yeats Country Hotel bar — both serve solid pub food with an emphasis on locally landed fish. The Driftwood, near the pier, does seafood platters in a casual setting and is especially popular in summer.

A handful of seasonal cafes and ice-cream kiosks open along the seafront from April to September.

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Getting There

Rosses Point is 8 km northwest of Sligo town and most easily reached by road — the R291 runs out along the headland and ends in the village. Bus Éireann route 473 runs from Sligo town to Rosses Point several times a day, taking around twenty minutes.

The nearest train station is Sligo, which is on the Dublin–Sligo line (around 3 hours from Dublin Connolly). The nearest airport is Knock, about an hour south by road; Dublin and Shannon are both around three hours' drive.

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Things to Do

Rosses Point's draws are simple: a long beach, a famous links golf course, the Metal Man beacon out in the bay, and big Atlantic views toward Knocknarea and Benbulben. There are no museums and no need for any — this is a place to walk, swim, and eat fish in a pub.