May Day Bonfires, Sligo Town.

Bonfires on evening of May Day, Sligo town.

photo of gramophone recording “The Boys at the Lough”, recorded by the fiddler Michael Coleman

Bonfires on evening of May Day, Sligo town.

May Day Bonfires, Sligo Town.

May Day Bonfires, Sligo Town.

May Day Bonfires, Sligo Town.

Dash, or churn staff, in hedge - out of use.

Location map for the north Sligo/north Leitrim survey area. Part of the joint project of Dúchas and the Department of Irish Folklore on Vernacular buildings in the north Sligo/north Leitrim area carried out in 2000.

photo of the fiddler Michael Coleman.

Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake hall, Ballsbridge, constructed by G. & T. Crampton for Hospitals Trust Ltd. in 1937-1939. architects were Robinson & Keefe. The building no longer exists.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Tower containing the water tank, Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's). All limestone was dressed on site by 18 stone cutters from rough stone quarried at Cairn's Hill, 2 miles south of Sligo. The hospital was constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Sligo Regional Technical College and Day School, constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1969-1970. The architects were Building Design Associates. The building is now part of the Institute of Technology, Sligo.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.

Construction site at Sligo Mental Hospital (St. Columba's), constructed by G. & T. Crampton in 1935-1936. The architects were McDonnell Dixon Downes. The building is now the HSE Sligo/Leitrim and West Cavan Mental Health Services.