Armada Festival Returns In September
The annual Spanish Armada festival will take place in Grange and at Streedagh between 16th - 18th September next. Following a two year break due to Covid, when the festival went online, the committee can finally welcome back locals and visitors for this annual Armada...
New Book on Captain Francisco de Cuéllar
New Biography Chronicles Turbulent Career of Enigmatic Spanish Armada Survivor Captain Francisco de Cuéllar The Armada, Ireland and the Wars of the Spanish Monarchy, 1578-1606 Francis Kelly Hardback; Four Courts Press; Illustrated; €35.00Captain Francisco de Cuéllar...
Spanish Armada Festival Goes Online This September
The annual Remembering the Armada commemoration of the Spanish Armada at Streedagh will take place online only this month due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now in its 10th year, this year’s Remembering the Armada programme...
Spanish Armada Visitor Centre Opening Hours
The Spanish Armada Visitor Centre in Grange, Co. Sligo is open to the public from Saturday August 1st between 12 midday-4pm and every Saturday thereafter until further notice. The Centre is also open to the public on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays at the same times....
Armada 1588 Film Review – Press Coverage
We received publicity in several of the main Spanish news outlets for the film Armada 1588 : Naufragio y Supervivencia, and here in Ireland for the original version of the film titled Armada 1588 : Shipwreck & Survival. Here are some samples of the coverage. Thank...
Spanish Armada Centre Closed due to Coronavirus
In accordance with updated government policy on dealing with #Covid19, The Spanish Armada Visitor Centre in Grange will remain closed until further notice. Stay safe and well everyone.
Spanish Armada film in production
Filming Spanish Armada film at Streedagh Beach in Sligo - photo Micheál Ó Domhnaill Spanish Armada Film Tells of De Cuéllar’s Adventures in Sligo and LeitrimFilming took place throughout last week in Sligo and Leitrim of a Spanish Armada short film which highlights...
Upcoming Spanish Armada Films
Thank you everyone who applied to take part in the upcoming short film we are having recorded about the Spanish Armada at Streedagh. We had an incredible response from applicants who wanted to take part, far beyond what we expected, showing the level of interest in...
Actors & Extras Needed for Spanish Armada Films
*** PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE REACHED OUR FULL QUOTA OF APPLICANTS. NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ***We will shortly contact the successful applicants. Please follow our Facebook page for film...
Thanks from Remembering the Armada 2019
As the curtain is drawn on Remembering the Armada 2019, Chair of Spanish Armada Ireland Eddie O’Gorman has said that the festival “will go down as the most memorable of all, both for the local community and for our visitors.”Remembering the Armada was attended by...