Sligo Real Estate: Houses and Flats in the North-West

Sligo is a county town beneath Benbulben, associated with the poet W. B. Yeats, with Strandhill and Rosses Point beaches nearby, surfing and a lively arts scene. The Atlantic Technological University campus, a regional hospital and rail and road links give year-round life; the train to Dublin takes around three hours. It suits remote workers, retirees and those seeking a lower-cost west-coast base.

Weather is wet and windy, so check damp, heating and insulation in older properties.

Ireland places no general restriction on foreign buyers. Stamp duty on a house at this level is 1% of the price, plus legal fees and Land Registry costs (approximate; verify locally). For rural houses, check septic tank compliance and well water, and ask about flood history near rivers and the coast.

Our Ireland buying guide and financing guide explain more, and the valuation tool helps test an asking price.

Ballina is the nearest listed comparison, Athlone, Mullingar and Galway are the larger inland and west-coast towns, and Navan and Dundalk are in the east. See Ireland.