Remembering the Armada 17-20 September 2026
The dates for Remembering the Armada, the annual Spanish Armada commemoration, have been confirmed. The festival will begin on Thursday 17th September and will end on Sunday 20th September 2026. Details of the programme are currently being finalised and will be posted on the Spanish Armada Ireland website. Follow our Facebook page for updates on individual events.
Armada 1588 Film in Madrid - Photos
In March 2024 Spanish Armada Ireland was invited to screen Armada 1588 : Naufragio y Supervivencia at two locations in Madrid as part of Semana de Irlanda. Click here for more details and for our photo montage.
Captain Francisco de Cuéllar
A new book on the life of Captain Francisco de Cuéllar, hero of the Spanish Armada who was shipwrecked at Streedagh Beach in Sligo and lived to tell the tale, has recently been published.
It tells the story, not only of the dramatic events at Streedagh in September 1588, but also of his life before and after these events. Bearing in mind his ability to survive against the odds during the months he spent on the run in Ireland, there’s no doubt but that the rest of his life, largely unknown until now, will make for fascinating reading.
Congratulations to author Francis Kelly on what is sure to be a highly interesting read.
Captain Francisco de Cuéllar: The Armada, Ireland and the Wars of the Spanish Monarch, 1578-1606 is now available online at https://www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2020/captain-cuellar/ and in all good bookshops.
Spanish Armada Visitor Centre
The Spanish Armada Visitor Centre is located at the Old Courthouse in Grange, Co. Sligo and provides a fascinating insight into the area’s Armada past.
It includes artefacts and replicas from the wrecks of three Spanish Armada ships at Streedagh Beach in Sligo in September 1588.
A visit here includes the screening of a half hour documentary programme on the life of Armada survivor Captain Francisco de Cuéllar.
The Courthouse, Grange, Sligo, Ireland
info@spanisharmadaireland.com
We are open every Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays from from Saturday April 4th 2026 for individual or small group visits.
Larger groups can be accommodated by prior appointment via email to info@spanisharmadaireland.com.
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