

Sligo Gaol seminar remembers the women of 1916
THOSE attending the recent “Sligo Gaol and the Life of Sligo Women in 1916” were reminded of the women prisoners in a musically haunting way. During guided tours of Sligo Jail, Bua Women’s Choir gave visitors an unexpected surprise singing on the stairs of the jail to represent the female inmates of long ago. The seminar received an international audience with viewers tuning in from four continents as people tuned in to watch the event via the group’s live web stream from Rus