The Sligo Dark Tales Tour will reveal the town’s darker history and turbulent past, with stories of the undead, executions, gaol breaks, disease and other forbidding tales.

Discover Sligo’s connection to Bram Stoker, the Irish author best known for his 1897 Gothic novel, Dracula. Hear how stories of the cholera epidemic inspired Stoker in his writing, the tragic history of Sligo Abbey that inspired WB Yeats, and grim tales of crime and punishment in the 19th century.

Group and private tours are available. Advance booking is required to secure your place. Sligo Dark Tales is operated by Sligo Walking Tours with tour guide and local historian Melissa Ni Mhaolanfaidh.