Sligo Walk Tours

Sligo Walk Tours Melissa • MA in Historical & Heritage Studies
History videos | Historical research | Guided tours
Based in Sligo, Ireland

History • Heritage • Guided Walking Tours

Welcome! My name is Mel Ní Mhaolanfaidh, a tour guide and local historian with an MA in Historical & Heritage Studies. This page began in 2014 as my history and Irish tourism blog, Melcoo, where I shared local history, heritage and research. In 2016, during Heritage Week, I began leading guided walking tours as part of the Sligo Secret Scripture Trail. In

April 2018, I launched SligoWalkingTours.com and my Sligo Dark Tales walking tour. Today, this page continues to share history through videos, historical research and guided walking tours, while exploring Sligo's heritage, Irish social history and other fascinating stories from the past. Private guided walking tours are available in Sligo Town. Visit SligoWalkingTours.com for availability, or contact me about alternative dates and larger groups. Find out more:
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Great to have Joe Duffy and the men shed group from Dublin out on a walking tour of Sligo with me today.We covered plent...
28/08/2026

Great to have Joe Duffy and the men shed group from Dublin out on a walking tour of Sligo with me today.

We covered plenty of local and social history along the way, including Yeats and some of Sligo’s War of Independence and Civil War stories, with a stop at Sligo Gaol, where Michael Collins was imprisoned in 1918.

Pictured at Sligo Gaol and outside St John’s Cathedral.

A few of the folks who’ve joined me on tours over the last few months — from solo travellers and couples to families, gr...
23/08/2026

A few of the folks who’ve joined me on tours over the last few months — from solo travellers and couples to families, groups of friends and larger groups.

Thanks to everyone who has come along and explored Sligo with me.

23/08/2026

Sunday in Strandhill

23/08/2026

Dollys Cottage

17/08/2026

10/10 despite the black lung 🫁 🖤⛏️

As part of National Heritage Week, I’ll be giving a talk at Sligo Abbey exploring a fascinating and little-known chapter...
16/08/2026

As part of National Heritage Week, I’ll be giving a talk at Sligo Abbey exploring a fascinating and little-known chapter in the monument’s history.

From the 1860s into the early twentieth century, Sligo Abbey became the scene of a series of unusual flag-raising incidents, connected with Irish nationalism, political protest and even the Boer War.

Why was the Abbey chosen, what did these flags represent, and how did the authorities respond?

Join me at Sligo Abbey to hear the stories behind the flags and the people and politics surrounding them.

📍 Sligo Abbey
📅 19th August 2026
⏰ 2pm
🎟️ Free Heritage Week event

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