Spanish Armada Conference

Remembering the Armada 18-21 September 2025Aims: The protection and conservation of the Armada Wreck site at Streedagh;The development of an Armada Interpretive Centre at the Courthouse in Grange;An annual series of events commemorating the Armada story.

Spanish Armada Ireland

Experts from Ireland and Spain present and discuss the Spanish Armada of 1588 and its links with Sligo.

National Surf Centre

<p>Spanish Armada conference at the National Surf Centre in Strandhill, Co. Sligo where experts from Ireland and Spain will present on our shared Spanish Armada heritage and links across the Atlantic over time. Topics covered will include the escape of Armada survivor Captain Francisco de Cuéllar through the north of Ireland,  the life of Gaelic Chieftain and hero of the Armada survivors Brian O’Rourke, a 40 year retrospective of the original Armada discovery at Streedagh in 1985, a view of the Spanish Armada through the eyes of the current Spanish Navy, the latest information on the Streedagh wreck site and cooperation between Ireland and Spain on the Armada wrecks.</p>

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