South Sligo Summer School
July 13 – 19, 2025
Céad Míle Fáilte. Welcome to the official South Sligo Summer School Website.
The South Sligo Summer School was founded in 1987 in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo to conserve and promote the rich tradition of music, song and dance of the area. With a full programme of classes, workshops, céilithe, concerts, recitals and talks, there is special emphasis on the old Sligo traditional style of playing whilst also including a range of instruments from uilleann pipes to bodhrán as well as embracing new ideas and giving a platform to young emerging local musicians, many of whom are former pupils of the summer school, to share their talents with our visitors of all ages from near and far.
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Department of Education Approved EPV Summer Course
Our 2024 workshop programme (music, song, set dancing) is an approved Department of Education and Skills Summer Course for Primary School Teachers.
Workshops & Events
Choose from a wide variety of workshops each morning, take in a masterclass or lecture after lunch, then enjoy your evenings with the many concerts and lively sessions on offer.
Located in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo in Ireland’s North West region.
Tubbercurry is the second-largest town in terms of both population and land area in County Sligo, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Ox Mountains, on the N17 national primary road. Tubbercurry is a fifteen minute drive from Ireland West International Airport with daily flights from several destinations in the UK, including London Heathrow, as well as regular flights from many destinations across mainland Europe. The nearest railway station in Ballymote, on the Dublin - Sligo line, is a twenty minute drive from Tubbercurry. The Sligo - Derry Bus Eireann Expressway route stops ion Tubbercurry several times a day and we are also serviced by the Feda O’Donnell Galway - Donegal bus route.
Visitors to Tubbercurry and South Sligo can enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities while visiting our area, with lots of walks, including the Tubbercurry Forest Trail, on our doorstep as well as a nine hole golf course within easy walking distance of the centre of town. Be sure to call into Tubbercurry Community Library and the Tourist Office, both on Humbert Street, during your visit to Tubbercurry where you can get lots more information and ideas for places to see and things to do - that’s if you can squeeze any more into your packed week of tradtional music, song and dance!