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Village in County Sligo, Ireland
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Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north. It's 8 km west of Sligo and in the 19th century became a holiday resort, similar to Strandhill facing it across the estuary.
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Sligo Boat Charters
They're mostly about sea-angling. They also do scenic trips around the area for groups, but don't have timetabled walk-up tours; note also that Inishmurray island remains off limits.
Links golf club with Championship "Colt" course of 6638 m / 7259 yards par 71, plus nine-hole "Bomore" course of 2758 m / 3034 yards par 35. They also manage the courses at Strandhill, Enniscrone and Donegal.
Pleasant restaurant with cosy bar.
Smokehouse restaurant and bar, has accommodation.
Well run site open April-Sept. They run a similar park at Strandhill across the estuary.
See Sligo for long-distance routes by road or rail. By car follow N4 to Sligo then R291 northwest for 8 km along the coast.
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