Remembering the Armada 2026 Launched at Galeón Andalucía
Remembering the Armada, which will take place 17-20 September 2026 was officially launched in Sligo yesterday by HE Teresa Lizaranzu the Spanish Ambassador to Ireland. A large audience gathered in beautiful sunshine at Sligo Port alongside the Galeón Andalucía for the...
World’s Largest Replica Galleon To Visit Sligo
Book your tickets online to visit the Galeón Andalucía at ticket.velacuadra.es Sligo will welcome the spectacular Galeón Andalucía, the world’s largest replica Spanish galleon, for a two week visit from 30 June to 13 July 2026. Weather permitting, the Galeón Andalucía...
Spanish Armada Visitor Centre Reopens 2026
The Spanish Armada Visitor Centre in Grange, Co. Sligo, reopens from Saturday 4th April 2026 and will remain open throughout the Summer every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday between 2-6pm. No prior booking is required for groups of less than 10 people. For...
Francisco de Cuéllar – Lost Sailor of the Armada digital audio play
Francisco de Cuéllar - Lost Sailor of the Armada A new digital audio play based on the letter of a Spanish Armada survivor has been written and will be streamed live on the internet on Thursday 4th December at 8pm. Titled 'Francisco de Cuéllar - Lost Sailor of the...
Remembering the Armada 2025 Programme
An expanded programme for the Remembering the Armada festival will take place at various locations in Sligo on 18-21 September next. Comprising of a Spanish Armada conference, tours and concerts as well as many other events including the annual remembrance parade on...
Spanish Armada Visitor Centre Opening Hours 2025
The Spanish Armada Visitor Centre in Grange, Co. Sligo, will reopen every weekend from Saturday 19th April 2025 between the hours of 2-6pm. The centre will be open to the public every Saturday and Sunday for the remainder of the Summer and into the Autumn as well as...
Shared Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference for Sligo
On Friday September 20th, a special conference will take place at the Sligo Southern Hotel which will contain lots of fascinating insights and talks on Spanish Armada heritage. Organised by the team at the National Monuments Service, the conference is titled: '1588...
Remembering the Armada 2024 Press Release
Remembering the Armada, a four day commemorative festival, will take place in Sligo next weekend September 19th-22nd 2024. The centrepiece event is a commemorative parade between Streedagh Beach and the Armada monument that overlooks the beach. Led by the Spanish...
Remembering the Armada Launch 2024
The programme for Remembering the Armada, which will take place 19-22 September 2024, took place at the Hamilton Gallery in Sligo on Saturday last. This event also featured the launch of 'Tide & Ties', an art exhibition inspired by the Spanish Armada and featuring...
Spanish Armada Award For Sligo
The ties between Sligo's Spanish Armada tradition and the Spanish Government were further underlined on Friday last at a ceremony at the Spanish Embassy in Dublin. Eddie O'Gorman, Chair of Spanish Armada Ireland was awarded the Cross of Naval Merit, a significant...
The Last Days of Staad Abbey – Lecture
The Last Days of Staad Abbey Dr Fiona Beglane, Lecturer of Archaeology, ATU Sligo UPDATE 17.04.'24 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS FULLY SUBSCRIBED, ALL TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD. In this season of wild weather, storms and floods, the issues of climate change and coastal...
Spanish Armada Film Screened in Madrid
As part of Semana de Irlanda - Ireland Week - in Madrid, a documentary film about the Spanish Armada in Sligo was screened to full houses at two venues in the city. The team from Spanish Armada Ireland was also asked to present the Armada story, describing the...
Remembering the Armada 20-22 September 2024
We are pleased to confirm the dates of Remembering the Armada 2024. The festival will take place between 20-22 September and will comprise of a series of cultural, music and academic events promoting Sligo's rich Spanish Armada heritage, as well as underlining the...
Armada 1588 Film To Screen In Madrid
A film about the adventures of a Spanish Armada soldier, shipwrecked on the Irish coast in 1588, will be premiered in Madrid on March 12th next as part of Semana de Irlanda (St. Patrick's Week). The film, titled Armada 1588: Shipwreck & Survival, describes how, on...
Experts Highlight Sligo’s Spanish Armada Heritage
A story of shipwreck, adventure and discovery was at the core of the recent Spanish Armada TIDE International Conference, which brought experts to Sligo from all over Europe. The main focus was the discovery of three shipwrecks at Streedagh Beach in Sligo, which led...
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 2pm-6pm 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. More regular opening hours will...
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...