Sligo (/ˈslaɪɡoʊ/SLY-goh; Irish: Sligeach[ˈʃl̠ʲɪɟəx], meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 29.5% of the county's population) and the 24th largest in the Republic of Ireland.[2][3]
Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of Ireland. Its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to the poet W. B. Yeats, have made it a tourist destination.
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^ ab"Census 2022 - F1015 Population". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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Sligo (/ˈslaɪɡoʊ/ SLY-goh; Irish: Sligeach [ˈʃl̠ʲɪɟəx], meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland...
County Sligo (/ˈslaɪɡoʊ/ SLY-goh, Irish: Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the province...
Marquess of Sligo is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for John Browne, 3rd Earl of Altamont. The Marquess holds the subsidiary...
Sligo Airport (Irish: Aerfort Shligigh) is located in Strandhill, County Sligo, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Sligo, at the end of the R277 road, in Ireland...
The town of Sligo was founded in 1243 AD by the Norman knight Maurice Fitzgerald and Fedlim O'Conchobar the Rí Coiced (Provincial King) of Connacht. Norman...
Sligo Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River in Maryland. (The Anacostia, in turn, feeds into the Potomac River...
unidentified man in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland, on or around 16 June 2009. The man, using the alias "Peter Bergmann", had checked into the Sligo City Hotel on...
election to all 18 seats on Sligo County Council will be held on 7 June 2024 as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. County Sligo is divided into 3 local...
Sligo Castle (Irish: Caisleán Sligigh) was a Norman era castle built in 1245 in Sligo Town in Connacht in the west of Ireland. The castle is no longer...
Sligo Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Shligigh) was a Dominican convent in Sligo, Ireland, founded in 1253. It was built in the Romanesque style with some later...
Sligo Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Strandhill, County Sligo, Ireland, playing in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League. Connacht...
Sligo Bay (Irish: Cuan Shligigh) is a natural ocean bay in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Sligo Bay is opened between Aughris Head (South side) and...
The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Shligigh) or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county...
James Sligo Jameson (17 August 1856 – 17 August 1888) was a Scottish naturalist and traveller in Africa. He identified the black honey-buzzard in 1877...
politician, MP for County Sligo 1719–57 Joshua Cooper (1732–1800), Irish landowner and politician, MP for Castlebar 1761–68, for County Sligo 1768–83 Joshua Edward...
Rackard Cup champions. Sligo v Kildare Tyrone v London Wicklow v Derry London v Sligo Derry v Tyrone Kildare v Wicklow Sligo v Tyrone London v Wicklow...
Sligo Courthouse is a judicial facility on Teeling Street in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. The courthouse, which was designed by James Rawson Carroll in...
Sligo Borough may refer to: Sligo a town in Ireland and until 2001 a borough Sligo Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency) Sligo Borough (UK Parliament...
The Sligo Champion is a weekly regional newspaper published every Tuesday in Sligo, Ireland. It was purchased by Independent News & Media (INM) in 2008...
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