County Sligo
Religious statues in Co. Sligo
By Lough Gill, Tobernalt holy well and its Penal-times Mass rock draw crowds every Garland Sunday. Sligo town is also the cathedral town of the Diocese of Elphin.
Elphin, Killala and Achonry
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Sligo town is the cathedral of the Diocese of Elphin, which also takes in most of Roscommon. West Sligo belongs to the Diocese of Killala and the south of the county to the Diocese of Achonry.
Holy places
Tobernalt
A spring at the south-west corner of Lough Gill, dedicated to St Patrick, with a Mass rock beside it from the Penal times when the Mass was said in secret. Mass has been celebrated there every Garland Sunday, at the end of July, since 1921, with a single break in 1922.
Drumcliffe
Under Ben Bulben, the site of a monastery of St Colmcille, with its high cross and the stump of a round tower.
Which statues suit
Many Sligo gardens and farm lanes have a small shrine. For anything outdoors facing the Atlantic weather, choose hand-carved marble; our grotto statues and the grotto guide are a good start.
With a cathedral dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Our Lady of Grace are natural choices for a Sligo home; the Sacred Heart for the kitchen.
For Sligo homes and shrines
Our Lady of Fatima
Hand-painted resin
€140
Our Lady of Grace
Hand-painted resin
€60
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Bernadette
Hand-painted resin · the pair
€240
Our Lady of Knock
Hand-carved marble
€1,600
Our Lady of Lourdes (Fine Detail)
Hand-carved marble · 3ft 3in
€2,400
Our Lady of Lourdes (Blue Ribbon)
Hand-carved marble · blue ribbon
€2,100
Questions from Sligo
How much is delivery to Co. Sligo?
Resin statues go by post to any address in Co. Sligo for a flat €15 per order, however many statues are in the parcel. Marble is too heavy for the post, so we deliver it ourselves; the delivery charge for each marble statue is shown on its own page before you order. We deliver marble across the county, from Enniscrone to the Leitrim border, on a day agreed with you.
Is collection possible?
Yes — free in Termonbarry, Co. Roscommon, arranged by WhatsApp on +353 85 285 1015. For south Sligo it can be a practical option, especially for a heavy marble piece.
What size statue for a garden shrine?
Measure the niche or the space, and think about how far away it will be seen from. Our size guide helps.
A statue for Sligo?
Tell us where the statue will stand and roughly how tall it should be, and we will tell you plainly what suits. WhatsApp or ring +353 85 285 1015, or write to [email protected].
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Religious statues in Ireland
Statues of Our Lord, Our Lady and the saints for the home, the parish and the garden — hand-painted resin and hand-carved marble, delivered to every county in Ireland.
Mayo
Mayo is Ireland’s pilgrim county: Knock, where Our Lady appeared on 21 August 1879; Croagh Patrick, climbed on Reek Sunday; and Ballintubber, the abbey where Mass has been offered for more than eight hundred years.
Leitrim
Leitrim is close to home for us: our free collection point in Termonbarry, Co. Roscommon, is within easy reach of much of the south of the county. Its own holy ground is at Fenagh, where St Caillín’s monastery stood.
Making a garden grotto
Grottos to Our Lady are part of the Irish landscape — at crossroads, outside schools and churches, in front gardens. A small one at home is within reach of anyone with a free corner and a weekend.