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Sligo Town has Northwest Ireland's most thriving shopping scene, with lots of food-related, crafts, and hand-knits shops. Two useful websites are www.sligotourism.ie and the excellent Sligo Craft Trail www.madeinsligo.ie; leaflets can also be picked up from the tourist office.
The Cat & the Moon specializes in eclectic and stylish Irish-made crafts, jewelry, pottery, skin care, and scarves; it's named after the play by W. B. Yeats. Upstairs is the Hamilton Gallery, featuring work by contemporary Irish artists.
The upscale deli Cosgrove and Son, now in the fourth generation, sells everything from duck foie gras to carrageen dried seaweed (a local cure for coughs and colds). Stock up here for a picnic with excellent muesli, roast ham, local cheeses, salads, and peanut rayu sauce.
