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Sligo (Irish: Sligeach, meaning Shelly place) (pronounced "sly-go" IPA: /ˈslaɪgoʊ/), is the county town of County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is the second largest urban area in Connacht (after Galway)[2]. Sligo's population dropped at the 2006 census[1] to a little under 18,000 inhabitants. It is home to the Sligo Institute of Technology. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ...
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For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist, while several county names have changed. ...
Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,837 km² Population (2006) 60,894[1] Website: www. ...
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Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,837 km² Population (2006) 60,894[1] Website: www. ...
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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Connacht County: Dáil Éireann: Galway West European Parliament: North-West Dialling Code: 091 Postal District(s): G Area: 50. ...
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Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS) formerly Regional Technical College, Sligo is a higher education institution located in Sligo, County Sligo in Ireland. ...
History
Sligo's Irish name "Sligeach" - meaning shelly place - originates in the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary, and from the extensive 'shell middens' or Stone Age food preparation areas in the vicinity.[3] [4] The river (now known as the Garavogue) was originally also called the Sligeach.[5] The Ordnance Survey letters of 1836 state that "cart loads of shells were found underground in many places within the town where houses now stand". At that time shells were constantly being dug up during the construction of foundations for buildings. This whole area, from the river estuary at Sligo, around the coast to the river at Ballysadare Bay, was rich in marine resources which were utilised as far back as the Mesolithic period. Cooked mussels Shellfish is a term used to describe shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. ...
A midden, also known as kitchen middens, is a dump for domestic waste. ...
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Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Ballysadare, commonly spelled Ballisodare locally, (Baile Easa Dara in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ...
The Mesolithic (Greek mesos=middle and lithos=stone or the Middle Stone Age[1]) was a period in the development of human technology between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. ...
Sligo town's first roundabout was constructed around a megalithic tomb (Abbeyquarter North, in Garavogue Villas [6]).
In the medieval period Sligo was an important crossroads strategically and commercially.[citation needed] Sligo Abbey, the Dominican Friary, is the only medieval building left standing in the town. It was founded by the Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, Maurice Fitzgerald in 1253 but accidentally destroyed by fire in 1414, and was rebuilt in its present form. When Frederick Hamilton’s soldiers sacked Sligo Town in 1642, the Abbey was burned and everything valuable in it was destroyed. Much of the structure, including the choir, carved altar and cloisters remain. Categories: Stub | Ireland | Abbeys ...
Maurice Fitzgerald Maurice Fitzgerald was the first Earl of Desmond. ...
Between 1847 and 1851 over 30,000 people emigrated through the port of Sligo.[7] On the Quays, overlooking the Garavogue River, is a memorial sculpture to those people. This is one of a suite of three sculptures commissioned by the Sligo Famine Commemoration Committee to honour the victims of the Great Famine. A plaque in the background, headed 'Letter to America, January 2, 1850' tells one family's sad story: "I am now, I may say, alone in the world. All my brothers and sisters are dead and children but yourself... We are all ejected out of Mr. Enright's ground... The times was so bad and all Ireland in such a state of poverty that no person could pay rent. My only hope now rests with you, as I am without one shilling and as I said before I must either beg or go to the poorhouse... I remain your affectionate father, Owen Larkin. Be sure answer this by return of post." For other uses, see Port (disambiguation). ...
The Garavogue is a short and small river located in Sligo, Ireland. ...
An 1849 depiction of Bridget ODonnell and her two children during the famine. ...
The poet W. B. Yeats is associated with Sligo. Much of his writing is descriptive of the area around Sligo town. In particular "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" is a reference to a small, uninhabited island on Lough Gill, which is a lake adjacent to the town. (The poet was likely thinking of Beezies Island, a bigger island in the lake close to the mouth of the Garavogue and a popular place to row to in the nineteen hundreds.) Yeats, who spent much of his youth in Sligo and its environs, died in 1939 and is buried in the graveyard in Drumcliffe, County Sligo[8]. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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William Butler Yeats, 1933. ...
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Lough Gill is a lough (or lake) in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ...
Drumcliffe (Droim Chliabh in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ...
Sligo town is encircled by two mountain ranges, namely Dartry Mountains to the north and the Ox Mountains to the south. The Dartry range includes the famous Benbulbin which W. B. Yeats often wrote about and is said to be the resting place of Diarmuid and Grainne [citation needed]. the mountains in Sligo The Dartry Mountains are a range in the north west of Ireland. ...
The Ox Mountains (Irish: ) are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. ...
Benbulbin (alternatively spelt Benbulben or Benbulben) (Irish: Binn Ghulbain [GE]) is a large rock formation in Ireland. ...
Diarmuid is sound out, yet has down syndrome. ...
In Irish mythology, Gráinne was the daughter of Cormac mac Airt. ...
Sligo town recently highlighted its connections with famous Goon Show star and writer Spike Milligan by unveiling a plaque at the former Milligan family home at Number 5 Holborn Street.[9] The Goon Show was a hugely popular and extremely influential British radio comedy programme, which was originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ...
Terence Alan Milligan KBE (16 April 1918–27 February 2002), known as Spike Milligan, was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet and playwright. ...
Transport
 Sligo Hub & Gateway access The primary arteries of Sligo's road network are the "Inner-Relief Road" dual-carriageway, part of the the N4 road to Dublin (which is motorway on some stretches, dual-carriageway in others). The section of the N4 road between Sligo and Collooney, about 15 kilometers outside Sligo is made up of dual carriageway which was completed in around the Millenium, bypassing The towns Of Collooney and Ballisodare. An extension onto this road was completed in 2005. This is The Sligo Inner Relief Road. It stretches from Carraroe in the south of Sligo to the outside of Sligo town. The Sligo County Council ‘Traffic & Transportation Plan’ identified the pedestrianisation of Sligo’s core streets as a priority following the opening of the Sligo Inner Relief Road, and O'Connell Street, the main street in the town has been pedestrianised as of 15th August 2006. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (901 × 600 pixel, file size: 73 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Border_diagram_2007. ...
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The N4 road is a National primary route in the Republic of Ireland, running from Dublin to the northwest of Ireland and Sligo Town. ...
Sligo acquired rail links to Dublin in 1862, with the opening of the Sligo railway station on 3 December of that year[10]. Connections to Enniskillen and the north followed in 1881 and Limerick and the south in 1895. The line to Enniskillen closed in 1957 and passenger services to Galway/Limerick closed in 1963. For many years CIE kept the latter line open for freight traffic, and although it is now disused, it forms part of the Western Rail Corridor redevelopment project. In 1966 Sligo railway station was renamed Mac Diarmada Station after Irish rebel Seán Mac Diarmada from County Leitrim[11]. Iarnród Éireann, Ireland's national railway operator, runs inter-city rail services between Sligo and Dublin, Stopping At Collooney, Ballymote, Boyle, Carrick-On-Shannon, Dromod, Longford, Edgeworthstown (Mostrim), Mullingar, Enfield, Mayooth, Leixlip (On selected Services), and Dublin Connolly. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ...
Sligo Mac Diarmada Station is the main railway station that serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo Category: ...
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Córas Iompair Éireann[1] (CIÉ) is a statutory authority which is owned by the Irish Government. ...
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Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
Sligo Mac Diarmada Station is the main railway station that serves the town of Sligo in County Sligo Category: ...
Seán Mac Diarmada(February 28, 1883 – May 12, 1916), more often known as Seán MacDermott (born John MacDermott) was one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. ...
Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ...
Current Iarnród Eireann (Irish Rail) intercity rail network An IÉ commuter train at Tara Street Station, Dublin, 2006 IÉ no. ...
Inter-city rail services are express train passenger services which cover longer distances than commuter trains. ...
Sligo Town and County Sligo are served by Sligo Airport, 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Sligo town and close to Strandhill village, served by Aer Arann, which operates flights to Dublin and to Manchester in the United Kingdom. Sligo Airport (IATA Airport Code: SXL) is located in Strandhill, near Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ...
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Aer Arann is a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland. ...
Sligo port handles relatively small ships up to 2,000 dwt.[12] This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...
Development Like many urban areas in western areas of Ireland, Sligo suffered for many years from the lack of development. However this has improved in some sectors in the past decade, particularly with the opening of two new shopping centres in 2005 (Quayside)and 2007 (Johnston's Court). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 493 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2045 × 2487 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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A lot of new development has been situated along the small river, the Garavogue, most notably the regeneration of J.F.K. (Kennedy) Parade, Kempton Promenade, and Rockwood Parade, consisting of houses, bars and a number of apartments as well two new footbridges over the river itself. The most recent addition to the riverside is the new Glasshouse Hotel, a 7-Story, glass building overlooking the River Garavoge and Rockwood Parade. At the far end of the Glasshouse Hotel, an apartment complex named Swan Point is currently under construction.
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Kempten is the capital of Allgäu, a region in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. ...
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Location in Leon County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Leon Government - Mayor John Marks Area - City 254. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²) - Width 361 miles (582 km) - Length 447 miles (721 km) - % water 17. ...
Other items of interest The Sligo Weekender is a weekly local newspaper published every Tuesday in Sligo, County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ...
The Sligo Champion is a weekly local newspaper published every Wednesday in Sligo, County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. ...
The Sligo Post is a freesheet newspaper published in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. ...
Westlife is an Irish pop music group that formed in July 1998. ...
Shane Steven Filan is a member of the Irish pop band Westlife. ...
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Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980 in Sligo, Ireland), better known as Mark Feehily, is a member of the popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife. ...
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This is a link page for cities and towns in the Republic of Ireland, including larger villages, and villages and townlands of note, as well as towns, townships or urban centres in Dublin. ...
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Institute of Technology, Sligo (ITS) formerly Regional Technical College, Sligo is a higher education institution located in Sligo, County Sligo in Ireland. ...
Gallery Yeats' statue outside the Ulster Bank, Sligo Image File history File links Sligo_yeats. ...
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References - ^ a b c Table 6 - Population and area of each Province, County, City, urban area, rural area and Electoral Division, 2002 and 2006 (PDF). Census 2006, Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area pages 111-112. Central Statistics Office (2007-04-26). Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ Western Development Commission website http://www.wdc.ie/countyprofiles_sligo.html
- ^ Flanagan and Flanagan, Deirdre and Laurence (1994). Irish Place Names. Gill & MacMillan. ISBN 0-7171-2066-X. “Flanagan & Flanagan suggest abounding in shells as the meaning of Sligeach”
- ^ The Sligo Borough Council web site says Shelly place.
- ^ Joyce, LL.D., M.R.I.A., P.W.. Irish Local Names Explained. Library Ireland. libraryireland.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-03. “Sligo; named from the river: Sligeach [Sliggagh], F. M., shelly river (slig, a shell).”
- ^ Landscape of the monuments. A study of the passage tombs in the Cúil Irra region, Co. Sligo, Ireland: Stefan Bergh, 1995. Stockholm: Riksantikvarieämbetet Arkeologiska Undersökningar
- ^ Lord Palmerston and the Irish Famine Emigration: A Rejoinder, Desmond Norton, Cambridge University Press, The Historical Journal (2003), 46: 155-165
- ^ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Yeats_Grave_Drumcliffe_Sligo.jpg
- ^ Spike_Milligan. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved December 08, 2006, from Reference.com website: http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Spike_Milligan
- ^ Sligo station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ Gilligan, James (2006-12-19). Restore name to Sligo rail station. Sligo Weekender. Sligo Weekender Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
- ^ A Profile of County Sligo. Sligo County Enterprise Board. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ Crozon on French Wikipedia page
- ^ Kempten im Allgäu on German Wikipedia page
- ^ irishtallahassee.org
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