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Encyclopedia > Co. Sligo
County Sligo
Contae Shligigh
Coat of arms of County Sligo
Location
centerMap highlighting County Sligo
Statistics
Province: Connacht
County Town: Sligo
Code: SO
Area: 1,836 km²
Population (2006) 60,863[1]
Website: www.sligococo.ie

County Sligo (Contae Shligigh in Irish) is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of the Republic of Ireland. Area: 1,836 km² (709 square miles). The name Sligeach means "an area abounding in shells". Sligo is bordered to the west by Mayo, to the south by Roscommon, and the east by Leitrim. Image File history File links Sligococo. ... map File links The following pages link to this file: County Sligo Categories: GFDL images ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Connaught redirects here. ... A county town is the capital of a county in Ireland or the United Kingdom. ... Sligo (Sligeach in Irish) is the county town of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ... A number plate for a car registered in 2001 in County Dublin Index marks on Number plates in the Republic of Ireland issued since 1987 have the format YY-CC-SSSSSS where the components are: YY — a 2-digit year (e. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Connaught redirects here. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Roscommon Code: RN Area: 2,547 km² (983 mi²) Population (2006) 58,700 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2002) 25,799 Website: www. ...


The poet and Nobel laureate W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) spent much of his childhood in northern Sligo and the county's landscapes (particularly the Isle of Innisfree, in Lough Gill) were the inspiration for much of his poetry. Yeats said, "the place that has really influenced my life most is Sligo." William Butler Yeats (IPA: ) (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, mystic and public figure, brother of the artist Jack Butler Yeats and son of John Butler Yeats. ...


The megalithic cemetery landscape of Carrowmore is located in County Sligo. Carrowmore (from the Gaelic Ceathrú Mór, meaning Great Quarter) is the site of a prehistoric ritual landscape on the Knocknarea Peninsula in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ...


The county town is Sligo (population: 17,894 [1]), which is home to the Institute of Technology, Sligo. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS) formerly Regional Technical College, Sligo is a higher education institution located in Sligo Town, County Sligo in Ireland. ...

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Towns and villages in County Sligo

Achonry (Achadh Conaire in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Aclare (Áth an Chláir in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Ballinafad (Béal Átha an Trí Liag in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Ballymote (Baile an Mhóta in Irish) is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Ballysadare, commonly spelled Ballisodare locally, (Baile Easa Dara in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Beltra (Béal Trá in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Carney (Fearann Uí Chearnaigh in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Carrickbanagher (Irish: Carraig Beannchar) is a townland in County Sligo, Ireland located between the towns of Collooney and Ballymote. ... Castlebaldwin (Béal Átha na gCarraigíní in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Cliffony (Cliafuine in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Cloonacool (Cluain na Cúile in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Collooney (Cúil Mhuine in Irish) is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Coolaney (Cúil Áine in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Dromore West (An Droim Mór Thiar in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Drumcliffe (Droim Chliabh in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Easky is located on the west coast of Ireland just west of Sligo. ... Geevagh (Irish : Ghaobhach) is a village in the south east corner of County Sligo, Ireland. ... Gorteen (Goirtín in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Grange (An Ghráinseach in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Inishcrone or Enniscrone (Irish: Inis Crabhann) is a small coastal village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Kilglass (Cill Ghlas in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Knocknahur (Cnoc na hIora in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Monasteraden (Mainistir Réadáin in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Mullaghmore (An Mullach Mór in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Rathbraughan is a townland in County Sligo, Ireland just north of Sligo Town. ... Riverstown (Baile Idir dhá Abhainn in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Rosses Point (An Ros in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. ... Skreen (An Scrín in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland, but also shares its name with a village in County Meath which is locally spelt Skryne. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Strandhill (An Leathros in Irish) is small a town in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Toorlestraun (Tuar Loistreáin in Irish, meaning Fields of Scorching Corn), more commonly spelled Tourlestrane locally, is a village and parish in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Tubbercurry (Tobar an Choire The Well of the Rock in Irish) is a small town in County Sligo, Ireland. ...

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References

  1. ^ a b CSO 2006 Census Preliminary Results Table 4, Page 78


 

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