County Sligo Societies

Family history societies often publish helpful journals, transcripts, compiled genealogies and host helpful websites. They may have ongoing projects to transcribe records and create indexes. Most societies publish queries in their journals and maintain lists of members’ research interests that may be helpful to you. You may want to join one of these societies, reap the benefits of their expertise and resources, or support its efforts.

Addresses of the societies are for the most part where their meetings are held as they are by-and-large not brick-and-mortar institutions.

Regional Society
Western Family History Association Lackagh Parish Centre Lackagh, Galway E-mail: [mailto:info@wfha.info info@wfha.info] Website: Western Family History Association Website #2: Western Family History Association


 * Home counties of Association members include Galway, Clare, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, and Leitrim, with some members coming from as far afield as Cork. It is a self-help group for its members and does not carry out research. The Association provides a continually expanding library of genealogical and historical books for members’ usage, which is available monthly.

Sligo Societies
Ballymote Heritage Group The Teagasc Centre Carrownanty, Ballymote F56 A585 Telephone: 086 3542905 E-mail: [mailto:info@ballymoteheritage.com info@ballymoteheritage.com] Email #2: [mailto:jcolemanballymote@gmail.com jcolemanballymote@gmail.com] Website: Ballymote Heritage Group


 * The Group has continued to devote itself to its stated aim of raising awareness of all matters of Heritage and in particular promoting knowledge of and interest in all aspects of local history, archaeology, culture, folklore, and all the many things that make up the unique character of any given area.

Friends of Sligo Gaol Riverside Hotel Riverside Abbeyquarter North, Sligo E-mail: [mailto:info@sligogaol.ie info@sligogaol.ie] Website: Friends of Sligo Gaol Website #2: Friends of Sligo Gaol


 * The aim of Friends of Sligo Gaol is to provide community support for the conservation of Sligo Gaol and to promote greater understanding and public awareness of its history and heritage.

Sligo Field Club Sligo Institute of Technology Education Centre, IT Sligo Campus Ash Ln Bellanode, Sligo F91 YW50 E-mail: [mailto:SFCHonSec@sligofieldclub.com SFCHonSec@sligofieldclub.com] Website: Sligo Field Club Website #2: Sligo Field Club


 * SFC objectives are to promote interest in the environment, both natural and man-made, through lectures, guided field trips, and other methods considered appropriate. The SFC’s general areas of interest are Archaeology, History, Natural History, & Environmental Quality.