Hospitality - Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
Thomas Connolly Sligo is the oldest traditional Irish heritage pub located in the North West corner of Ireland, along the Wild Atlantic Way. Renowned for it's extensive drinks menu, hospitality and live music, Thomas Connolly Sligo is a great place to visit when in Sligo and Ireland.There has been a pub here since 1780, opening onto Holborn Street.The Markievicz end was originally living quarters.Thomas Connolly's pub was first licensed in 1861. There's a great account of Connolly's in the book The Irish Pub, by James Fennell and Turtle Bunbury. Connolly's storied past includes at least one visit from Charles Stewart Parnell during the pub's early days, plus Thomas Connolly himself becoming Mayor of Sligo in 1890 (the same year he acquired the premises). The pub was established during a time of plentiful maritime trade; deliveries of rope, linen and tea came into Sligo on ships from all over Europe. There was once a grocer's shop at one end of the pub – now gone – popular for making sugar, selling tea and bottling whiskey.We're proud of history, our heritage and our story. Come join us for a quiet drink or come together for a group occasion. Find out more from our website.
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