beach in Sligo, Ireland

Rosses Point

W.B. Yeats's childhood holiday beach, with Benbulben filling the skyline behind it.

Worth the wander

Rosses Point is a Blue Flag beach village 8 km from Sligo town where poet W.B. Yeats and his artist brother Jack spent childhood summers, with views of Benbulben and Coney Island across the bay.

Quick answers

Cost: Free
Time and distance: Blue Flag strand; 30-60 min walk
Parking: Free car park at the beach

Find your way

Rosses Point, Co. Sligo