Hargadon Bros
Historic pub
A Victorian pub on O'Connell Street with a run of cosy snugs, craft beers and seafood-led pub food.
📍 O'Connell Street, Sligo
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Thomas Connolly
Historic pub
One of Sligo's oldest pubs, at the bottom of Markievicz Road, with a big whiskey selection and live music.
📍 1 Markievicz Road, Sligo
McLynn's
Family pub
A family pub on Old Market Street since 1889, now in its fourth generation, with a mahogany interior, live music and a roaring fire in winter.
📍 Old Market Street, Sligo
Furey's
Pub
A cosy pub on Bridge Street known for its buzz, live music and traditional atmosphere.
📍 Bridge Street, Sligo
Brennan's
Pub
A traditional pub on Teeling Street, featured in the TV series of Sally Rooney's Normal People.
📍 Teeling Street, Sligo
The Snug Bar
Traditional pub
Sligo's smallest pub, beside the Garavogue, with a big range of world and craft beers, some of the best Guinness in town and live music every night. Travelling musicians are welcome to join the sessions.
📍 Queen Maeve Square, Sligo
Swagman Bar
Pub
An Australian-run pub on Wine Street with a good-sized beer garden, a wide choice of beers and food.
📍 4 Wine Street, Sligo
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What are the best pubs in Sligo?
Start with Hargadon Bros, Thomas Connolly, McLynn's, Furey's and Brennan's. Our full list has 7 bars.
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This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland, including Dublin and Cork. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted Irish guides.
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