Ballymote Heritage Group

25/10/2026

25/10/2026

Ballymote Heritage Group was so proud to participate in the judge’s day in Ballymote and we won!! Ballymote won Pride of Place 2026!

Ballymote, We did it!

21/09/2026

Help shape the future of Ballymote's town centre!

Next Friday and Saturday, we are delighted to welcome the appointed Town Centre First consultants to Ballymote for our first public consultation events.

The intention is to build a Town Centre First Action Plan, which will encourage sustainable development, reducing vacancy, and supporting local economies. It will also be used for large scale capital grant applications for the town going forward. To do so, we need your help to build a Plan which reflects the needs and aspirations of our local community through consultation.

We ask that people engage with this process next Friday and Saturday, and join us at one of the arranged events!

20/09/2026

Community Involvement Requested:

Itinerary for Town Centre First visit with Sligo County Council appointed consultants, AP&E Architects:

Friday 25th September:

2:00-4:00 p.m. Drop-in session in the Library. A meeting room has been booked and community representatives can pop in and share their TCF views with the consultants.

5:30- 6:45 p.m. Walkaround Ballymote by the Town Team and the consultants.

7:00- 8:30 p.m. TCF Consultation Workshop - Option 1 in the Day Care Centre, facilitated by the consultants.

Saturday 26th September:

10:30-11:15 a.m. Walkaround the Community Park by the Park Committee and the consultants.

11:30-1:00 p.m. TCF Consultation Workshop - Option 2 in the Library, facilitated by the consultants.

04/09/2026

New post up on our website about Ballymote's nomination for the All Ireland Pride of Place awards 2026. A very special thank you to the Ballymote Community Council for all their work organising the day!

Ballymote is proud to be recognised as a nominee for the All Ireland Pride of Place award, 2026. As says ...

30/08/2026

A second video shared with the judges panel for the IPB Pride of Place awards 2026.

30/08/2026

Beautiful Ballymote; a wonderful place to live and visit in the west of Ireland. 🇮🇪

28/08/2026

Ballymote Heritage Group was proud to participate in the judges’ tour of Ballymote for Ireland’s Pride of Place awards.
We met the judges at the castle, a perfect backdrop to talk about a love of town history, and then were treated to some wonderful music at the Art Deco from the Paddy Killoran group musicians.
All in all it was a wonderful day of showing off the best of Ballymote!

03/08/2026

We closed out the 35th annual Heritage Weekend with a fascinating lecture from Michael Walsh, president of Accredited Genealogists Ireland, speaking on the recently released 1926 Irish census. It was another great crowd and wonderful evening. Thank you to all who joined us throughout the weekend!

02/08/2026

Take a stroll down OConnell street in Ballymote for some wonderful displays of Ballymote heritage.