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A handbook of local government in Ireland: containing an explanatory introduction to the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898: together with the text of the act, the orders in Council, and the rules made thereunder relating to county council, rural district council, and guardian's elections: with an
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Sligo is a major services and shopping centre within this region. As of 2016 the service sector is the primary employment sector in the county, employing 18,760 (71.7%) of workforce. Industry and construction makes up 17% (4,427) of employment, and agriculture, forestry and fishing 7.2% (1,868). The
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The town consists of a medieval core street layout, but with mainly 19th-century buildings, many of which are of architectural merit. The town has a High Street which descends from the south of the town and terminates in a market flare at the Market Cross, a pattern typical of Norman street layouts.
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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
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The port of Sligo declined during the 20th century with the decline of sail and steamships and the increasing size of cargo vessels. In modern times, the port handles cargoes of coal, timber, fish meal and scrap metal and around 25 ships per year dock in the harbour. In 2012 a feasibility study was
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from 1607 onward Sligo was an important port. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the port was used for the transit of significant quantities of cattle, hides, butter, barley, oats, and oatmeal being exported and with the city's linen exports well established. Imports included wood, iron, maize and
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at various buildings and on hilltops reserved for the purpose. Law enforcement was a function of the nobility and freemen of the area as no police force existed. No records survive from these early courts, but a case is recorded of a Dublin merchant being reimbursed by the local courts after he was
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6,299 persons could speak the Irish language and of these 1,639 spoke the language daily but only within the education system. 3,117 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and, of these, 438 could not speak English well or at all. Polish was the most common foreign language
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Through competition between Gaelic dynasties for the lucrative port duties of Sligo, the town was burned, sacked or besieged approximately 49 times during the medieval period, according to the annals of Ireland. These raids seem to have had little effect on the development of the town, as by the
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Records show the development of Sligo's port, exporting agricultural goods to Britain and Europe, in the 13th century with the arrival of the Normans. In 1420 port dues were levied for the first time. Later, as a port under Gaelic lords the harbour continued to flourish. Control of the taxes or
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Development has occurred along the River Garavogue with the regeneration of J.F.K. Parade (2000), Rockwood Parade (1993–1997), and The Riverside (1997–2006), as well as two new footbridges over the river, one on Rockwood Parade (1996) and one on The Riverside (1999). Sligo has a variety of
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built in 1252. An arched tower and three sided cloister of the Abbey Church still survive. The next oldest extant building is the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and St. John the Baptist on John Street. The current building dates from 1730 when it was designed by the German architect
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The town is unique in Ireland in that it is the only Norman-founded Irish town to have been under almost continuous native Irish control throughout the Medieval period. Despite Anglo-Norman attempts to retake it, it became the administrative centre of the O'Conor Sligo
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From the 2016 population, 9,238 were males and 9,961 females. Irish citizens made up 85.1% of the population with Polish (886 persons or 5.5%) as the next largest minority, followed by people from countries outside the EU (753 persons or 4.1%).
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At the end of that time, we were able to live in peace till the plague had abated and we could return to Sligo. There, we found the streets grass-grown and five-eighths of the population dead. We had great reason to thank God who had spared
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The helicopter is operated by a crew of four, maintained and supported year round. The most northerly base in Ireland, it deals with the stern challenges posed by the Atlantic Ocean and the clifftop environment along the north-west coast.
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Sligo continued under Gaelic control until the late 16th century when, during the Elizabethan conquest, it was selected as the county town for the newly shired County of Sligo. An order was sent by the Elizabethan Government to
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When I was a child at Sligo I could see above my grandfather's trees a little column of smoke from "the pern mill," and was told that "pern" was another name for the spool, as I was accustomed to call it, on which thread was
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who introduced the first steamer in 1857, Messrs Middleton & Pollexfen, Harper Cambell Ltd and the former Sligo Harbour Commissioners who owned a number of dredgers used for maintenance of the Channel (McTernan, 1992).
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spoke in April 1922 on the corner of O'Connell Street and Grattan Street. To this day it is known as Griffith's Corner. During the Civil War, Sligo railway station was blown up by Anti-Treaty forces on 10 January 1923.
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which is located on John Street. Sligo Presbyterian Church is located on Church Street and Sligo Methodist Church is located on Wine Street. There is also a small Baptist church at Cartron Village, Rosses Point Road.
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letters of 1836 state that "cart loads of shells were found underground in many places within the town where houses now stand". The whole area, from the river estuary at Sligo, around the coast to the river at
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is located on high ground overlooking the town from the south. This is the oldest causewayed enclosure so far discovered in Britain or Ireland. It consists of a large area enclosed by a segmented ditch and
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Friary, although a ruin, is the only medieval building left standing in the town. Much of the structure, including the choir, carved altar (the only one in situ in Ireland) and cloisters, remains. When
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The early years of the century saw much industrial unrest as workers in the Port of Sligo fought for better pay and conditions. This resulted in two major strikes, in 1912 and, in 1913 the prolonged
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fraudulently sold an out of date poem in the 1540s. Sligo then came under English martial law and eventually the common law as administered from Dublin and from which descends the present system.
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O'Connell Street – the main street in the town – was pedestrianised on 15 August 2006. Plans for the proposed redevelopment and paving of this street were publicly unveiled on 23 July 2008 in
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Sligo has a certain amount of cycleways in proximity to the town and various road traffic calming measures have been installed helping to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. The
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Sligo hosts several festivals throughout the year, including Sligo Live, occurring every October; the Sligo Summer Festival, which celebrated the 400th anniversary of Sligo town; and the
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The former Batchelors factory on Deep Water Quay is an industrial building which was built in 1905 as a maize mill and grain silo, and used an innovative construction method invented by
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In the nineteenth century, Sligo experienced rapid economic growth and therefore architectural change was rapid. This was marked by the erection of many public buildings. These include
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The Harbour Commissioners of Sligo administered the port from 1877 until Sligo County Council took over responsibility for the Harbour from Sligo Harbour Commissioners in June 2006.
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Two basketball clubs are based in the town. These are Sligo All-Stars (located at the Mercy College Gymnasium) and Sligo Giant Warriors (whose venue is the Sligo Grammar Gymnasium).
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between 1613 and 1614. Sligo has had a mayor since incorporation in 1613. It had the right to elect 12 burgesses to the corporation. It was one of ten boroughs retained under the
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Here it meets the east west road leading from the Abbeyquarter on the east side to St. Johns Cathedral to the west. This seems to have been the first street laid out in the town.
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As of 2016, 14.2 per cent of adults were educated to at most primary level only; a further 45.1 per cent attained second level while 40.7 per cent were educated to third level.
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coal. The town prospered due to the trade with wealthy merchants setting up homes along the then fashionable Castle Street and Radcliffe Street (later renamed Grattan Street).
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Sligo Borough Corporation became a borough council in 2002. On 1 June 2014, the borough council was dissolved and administration of the town was amalgamated with the
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The scallop shells were once abundant in the estuary at the mouth of the Garavogue – a river once known as the 'Sligeach', or 'shelly place', giving Sligo its name
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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.
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is demonstrated by the abundance of ancient sites close by and even within the town. For example, Sligo town's first roundabout was constructed around a megalithic
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There are now two full-time theatres in the town, including the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, was founded in 1990 and based in Quay street. Sligo is also home to
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operates four bus routes in the town: one serves the town centre and another the west of the town. The other two routes run from the town to Strandhill and
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is held every July. Another annual festival, the Sligo Festival of Baroque Music, was started in 1995 and takes place on the last weekend of September.
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Sligo also has a tradition of theatre, both professional and amateur. Sligo has had a theatre at least as far back as 1750, according to Wood-Martins’
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was able to capture the town and repulsed a Williamite attack to retake it; however, Sligo was later surrendered to forces under the command of
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and the south in 1895. The line to Enniskillen closed in 1957 and passenger services to Galway-Ennis-Limerick closed in 1963. For many years
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which is located on Temple Street. Other Catholic churches in the town are St. Anne's Church, Cranmore and St. Joseph's Church, Ballytivnan.
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campaigner Bishop Gillooly. His statue above the door bears the inscription "Ireland sober, is Ireland free". The Model School, now the
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until the English conquest in the early 17th century. This territory corresponds closely to the newly created Sligo Borough District.
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The Great Famine between 1847 and 1851 caused over 30,000 people to emigrate through the port of Sligo. On the Quays, overlooking the
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1847–1850, it is estimated that more than 30,000 people emigrated through Sligo Port, mainly to Canada and the United States.
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Sligo is the setting for author Declan Burke's series of hard boiled detective novels, featuring detective Harry Rigby.
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metre for local chiefs and patrons such as the O'Conor Sligo. He was killed for a satire he wrote on the O'Haras. The
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that occurred 6 months later. Unlike the Dublin Lockout, the Sligo Dock strike resulted in victory to the workers.
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plots of Norman origin are also evident in the long narrow property boundaries typical of the centre of the town.
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indicated between Collooney and Athenry. Ex-GSWR line south of Limerick in green, other ex-MGWR lines are in red.
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on the western outskirts of the town. The area around Sligo town has one of the highest densities of prehistoric
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and built in 1878. The Gilooly Memorial Hall is an austere building on Temple Street built as a memorial to the
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Situated on a coastal plain facing the Atlantic Ocean, Sligo is located on low gravel hills on the banks of the
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in Ireland, and is the only place in which all classes of Irish megalithic monuments are to be found together.
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from Cloonamahon, were among the last of the great Irish bards and harpists. Thomas is the author of the tune
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The pharmaceutical industry is significant with several companies producing goods for this sector, including
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Linen was a major export also through Sligo port, with Pernmill road memorialising the linen textile mills.
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Sligo (in particular Strandhill) is a location for surfing, and there are several surf schools in the area.
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The culture of County Sligo, especially of North Sligo, was an inspiration on both poet and Nobel laureate
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becoming the effective centre of the confederation of túatha. The other Irish túatha subject to here were
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Sligo had a population of 19,199 in 2016 and 20,608 in 2022, a growth of 7.3% according to the census.
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Parliamentarian soldiers partially sacked Sligo in 1642, the Friary was burned and many friars killed.
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after St. Mary's Cathedral in Elphin was abandoned, being destroyed by a storm four years previously.
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independent shops and shopping malls. There is a retail park in Carraroe, on the outskirts of Sligo.
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Landscape of the monuments. A study of the passage tombs in the Cúil Irra region, Co. Sligo, Ireland
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Sligo provides hospital services to much of the North Western region. The two main hospitals are
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in the early 17th century after the battle of Kinsale. Courts were held regularly throughout the
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at Abbeyquarter North in Garavogue Villas. This is an outlier of the large group of monuments at
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Helicopter Search & Rescue has been based at Sligo Airport since 2004, callsign Rescue 118.
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Rainfall averages 1131 mm (44.5 in) per year. The high rainfall means Sligo is in the
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The Sligo docks played an important role in the history of the labour movement in Ireland. The
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The Sligo-Leitrim Islamic Cultural Centre (SLICC) is located on Mail Coach Road. The Indian
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History of Sligo, County and Town. From the accession of James 1. to the Revolution of 1688
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Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (
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Norton, Desmond (2003). "Lord Palmerston and the Irish Famine Emigration: A Rejoinder".
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at Tonafortes (beside the Carraroe roundabout) on the southern outskirts of Sligo town.
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Friary (Blackfriars) was also founded by Maurice Fitzgerald and the King of Connacht,
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redevelopment project seeks to reopen it. In 1966 Sligo railway station was renamed
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meets at the St. Johns Hospital Chapel, Benbullen Rehabilitation Unit, Ballytivan.
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mid-15th century the town and port had grown in importance. It traded with Galway,
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Darcy, R.; Flynn, William (2008). "Ptolemy's map of Ireland: a modern decoding".
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Sligo Festival of Baroque Music began life in 1995 as Sligo Early Music Festival
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traders as the area is thought by some to be the location marked as the city of
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total number employed is 26,002. 3,843 people are employed in agency assisted (
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Sligo is one of just two operating ports on Ireland's northwest coast between
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Sligo acquired a rail link to Dublin on 3 December 1862, with the opening of
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There are five secondary schools in Sligo. These are two all-girls schools (
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From its foundation in the 13th century, Sligo was administered under local
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Sligo is an important bridging point on the main north–south route between
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County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (
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Traditional musicians from Sligo active in the early 20th century include
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was probably (there are no records and the family lived in both Sligo and
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monument at Market Cross was erected in 1899 to mark the centenary of the
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with its Neolithic cairn to the west and the distinctive high plateau of
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Monumental beginnings: the archaeology of the N4 Sligo Inner Relief Road
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Bay, is rich in marine resources which were utilised as far back as the
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Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of
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on Teeling street is an asymmetrical Neo-Gothic building designed by
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also being close by. Calry/St Joseph's and St Mary's compete in the
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Sligo has traditionally been a centre for the tool-making industry.
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in 1892. It is one of the earliest examples of its type in Ireland.
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túath (territory king/lord), and an assembly known as an oireacht.
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The most notable ship companies to operate out of Sligo included
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due to the fact that part of North Sligo is relatively close to '
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County Sligo is one of the counties that make up the province of
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in the town. The Normans had laid a foundation that was to last.
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respectively. Bus Éireann also provides inter-city services to:
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Sligo town then became an incorporated municipal borough with a
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and local yeomanry under a Colonel Vereker were defeated at the
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List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland
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Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government
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found in the river and its estuary, and from the extensive
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Picture of Sligo Harbour looking west to Sligo Bay, with
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A plaque in the background tells one family's sad story:
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Power, Politics, and Land: Early Modern Sligo, 1568–1688
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at Cleveragh hosts race days at least 8 times per year.
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Sligo's climate is classified, like all of Ireland, as
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undertaken into the dredging of the shipping channel.
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is a monthly entertainment guide for the town, while
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is on Pearse Road in the town on the site of the old
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In the 17th century, two brothers from County Sligo,
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Dublin: Sealy, Bryers and Walker. p. 426. 2493:The town has two local/regional radio stations: 2029:After 1922 the establishment of Garda Síochána. 1856:matches, such as the inter-county home games of 1812:clubs located in and around the town, including 792:In 1798, a mixed force of the Limerick Militia, 2720:would include both Christian and non-Christian. 2466:There are three local newspapers in Sligo: The 2433: 1672:The Garavogue River and Rockwood Parade (right) 886: 852: 766:(1689–91) the town was fought over between the 2450:lasted for 56 days and was a precursor to the 804:by the combined Irish and French forces under 575:is an ancient natural harbour, being known to 397:, meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal 4985: 4742: 3497: 3495: 3493: 3299: 3297: 3295: 2782:Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports 2032:Sligo-Leitrim divisional headquarters of the 1970:, the borough district of Sligo contains the 1860:or a club championship finals, take place at 447:Sligo is the anglicisation of the Irish name 8: 5399:Category:Mountains and hills of County Sligo 3999:"Calvary: Sundance 2014 – first look review" 2476:– out the first Thursday of each month; and 1531:and his brother, the artist and illustrator 459:in the vicinity. The river now known as the 4084:61 & 62 Vict., c. 37 of 1898, s. 22 3903:"About the Sligo Festival of Baroque Music" 1423:. The primary church in the diocese is the 925:. The commander of IRA forces in Sligo was 46: 4992: 4978: 4970: 4749: 4735: 4727: 4215:). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the 4187:). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the 4134:). Enacted on 27 January 2014. Act of the 2482:– out every Tuesday (formerly Wednesday). 1902:won in consecutive years (2005 and 2006). 1156: 409:, Ireland, within the western province of 38: 4086:). Enacted on 12 August 1898. Act of the 3631:Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Syrian Church 3627:"Sligo St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church" 2884: 2882: 2772: 2770: 1946:Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 1408:. The main church of the diocese is the 913:Sligo Town was heavily garrisoned by the 910:. Both ended in victory for the workers. 3933: 3931: 2490:is a monthly sports-specific newspaper. 2249: 1998:(Brehon law) until the establishment of 1925:Sligo was administered by its own local 1844:. Calry/St Joseph's also compete in the 1842:Sligo Intermediate Football Championship 1073:The only surviving medieval building is 5440:County towns in the Republic of Ireland 4472:Irish Coast Guard – Search & Rescue 4183:, s. 19: Municipal districts ( 4110:). Enacted on 21 July 2001. Act of the 3597:"Sligo-Leitrim Islamic Cultural Centre" 2741:"Population Density and Area Size 2016" 2732: 2709: 2616: 2501:, which merged with its sister station 2247:, with a frequency of every two hours. 653:Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair 535:mountain, capped by the great cairn of 415:24th largest in the Republic of Ireland 325: 317: 305: 292: 271: 263: 250: 182: 147: 75: 61: 4779:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 4617:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 4610: 3187:from the original on 23 September 2017 3161:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 3154: 3116:from the original on 13 November 2013. 3094:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 3087: 2643:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1789:, who have played home matches at The 1692:, a 340-seat theatre founded in 1982. 1410:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1393:Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 1149:biome, examples of which exist around 511:The importance of Sligo's location in 428:, have made it a tourist destination. 4691:Official site – Sligo Borough Council 4558:from the original on 10 February 2017 4501:from the original on 19 December 2011 4423:. Sligo Weekender Ltd. Archived from 4392:. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 213. 4343:from the original on 23 November 2021 3601:Sligo-Leitrim Islamic Cultural Centre 3547:from the original on 18 February 2020 3461:from the original on 14 October 2012. 3420:DellaSala, Dominick A. (2 May 2018). 3052:. Vol. 2. Dublin: Hodge & Figgis. 2698:List of towns and villages in Ireland 2267:Sligo and County Sligo are served by 2254:Map of the west of Ireland. Proposed 1421:Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh 1020:Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh 1014:). Sligo is the diocesan seat of the 945:Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh 691:. It continued to develop within the 392: 284: 276: 255: 238: 226: 214: 202: 190: 7: 4643:from the original on 6 November 2018 4546:McDonagh, Marese (25 January 2017). 4527:from the original on 15 January 2013 4453:from the original on 2 December 2012 4415:"Restore name to Sligo rail station" 4413:Gilligan, James (19 December 2006). 4040:from the original on 18 January 2021 4009:from the original on 6 December 2017 3969:"Celtic Crime: Declan Burke's Sligo" 3913:from the original on 16 January 2020 3853:from the original on 28 January 2021 3823:from the original on 2 December 2019 3733:from the original on 23 January 2021 3607:from the original on 29 January 2020 3517:from the original on 13 January 2018 2843:Wood-Martin's History of Sligo, 1882 2062:Education in the Republic of Ireland 2014:was built in 1878. It hosts regular 1978:, electing 10 seats to the council. 1740:is one of the two main settings for 1425:St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo 1164:, County Sligo (1981–2010 averages) 5435:Boroughs in the Republic of Ireland 4784:Sligo Cathedral (Church of Ireland) 4599:from the original on 6 October 2014 4491:"Sligo City Services – Bus Éireann" 4369:from the original on 31 August 2017 4303:from the original on 17 August 2022 4080:Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 3949:from the original on 15 August 2021 3793:from the original on 3 January 2021 3503:"Sapmap Area – Settlements – Sligo" 3365:. Archiseek.com. 31 December 2009. 3339:. Archiseek.com. 30 December 2009. 2890:"Origins of Sligo/Slicech/Sligeach" 2825:from the original on 6 October 2014 2749:Central Statistics Office (Ireland) 2207:and the north followed in 1881 and 2102:Letterkenny Institute of Technology 2098:Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 1950:Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 1381:spoken at home, with 980 speakers. 896:'Letter to America, 2 January 1850' 474:The Destruction of Da Dergas Hostel 5450:Towns and villages in County Sligo 5409:Category:Geography of County Sligo 4669:from the original on 23 April 2012 4521:"Intercity Services – Bus Éireann" 3979:from the original on 16 March 2016 3883:from the original on 7 August 2020 3763:from the original on 7 August 2020 3703:from the original on 7 August 2020 3673:from the original on 26 April 2021 3669:. Western Development Commission. 3577:from the original on 7 August 2020 3455:"Climate – Monthly Data – Markree" 3369:from the original on 14 April 2019 3343:from the original on 14 April 2019 3317:from the original on 14 April 2019 3029:from the original on 14 April 2019 2755:from the original on 24 March 2019 2298:using a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. 2085:and Ballinode Community College). 1968:2019 Sligo County Council election 1838:Sligo Senior Football Championship 1796:There are also a number of junior 1783:League of Ireland Premier Division 1723:'s 2014 darkly comedic drama film 1586:wrote many praise poems in strict 1461:European Regional Development Fund 869:Sligo Famine Memorial on the quays 787:Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard 647:in the vicinity of Quay street. A 260:10.3 km (4.0 sq mi) 25: 5394:List of townlands in County Sligo 4390:The Directory of Railway Stations 3729:. Irish Times. 16 February 2018. 3143:from the original on 8 March 2014 2900:from the original on 11 June 2017 2786:Central Statistics Office Ireland 2090:Atlantic Technological University 1846:Sligo Senior Hurling Championship 1793:since they were founded in 1928. 1097:, designed by William Hague in a 1075:Sligo Holy Cross Dominican Friary 1018:. It is in the Church of Ireland 832:in 1832. Scholars speculate that 4797: 4209:Local Government Reform Act 2014 4181:Local Government Reform Act 2014 4155:). Signed on 22 May 2014 by 4128:Local Government Reform Act 2014 3849:. Irish Times. 9 November 2004. 3789:. Irish Times. 27 January 2018. 3401:from the original on 24 May 2019 2858:Sligo Borough Council – About Us 2778:"Census 2022 - F1015 Population" 2673: 2661: 2649: 2634: 2619: 2599: 2586: 2573: 2556: 2543: 2362: 2283:, 55 km (34 mi) away. 2137:The main roads to Sligo are the 1714:The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty 1538:Sligo town has connections with 1507:Media of the Republic of Ireland 1433:Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church 1406:Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin 1016:Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin 349: 122: 115: 89: 82: 63: 5404:Category:Rivers of County Sligo 4028:Miner, Adele (27 August 2019). 3473:"Sligo (Ireland) Agglomeration" 2348:, County Donegal, via Sligo to 2344:Bus Feda operates a route from 1840:while St John's compete in the 1762:was partially filmed in Sligo. 1623:, and William may have written 1115:Model Arts & Niland Gallery 828:The town suffered badly from a 555:Magheraboy causewayed enclosure 4719:New International Encyclopedia 4701:Sligo and the surrounding area 4633:"Search Results – sligo quays" 4293:"Sligo Find secondary schools" 4163:. Statutory Instrument of the 3753:"Sligo Retail Park - Location" 3274:Western Development Commission 2945:"Archaeology Ireland articles" 2425:Sligo Steam Navigation Company 2128:Sligo Hub & Gateway access 2094:Institute of Technology, Sligo 1881:Ulster Bank All-Ireland League 1875:is situated at Hamilton Park, 1564:Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh 553:. Built around 4000 B.C., the 1: 3571:St. Joseph's and Calry parish 3537:"St. Anne's Church, Cranmore" 2681:St John the Baptist Cathedral 2408:After incorporation into the 1415:The town is also part of the 1283:Average rainfall mm (inches) 941:St. John the Baptist's Church 123: 90: 4331:. Dublin. 23 November 2021. 3023:"Annals of the Four Masters" 2656:Clock tower of the cathedral 2377:mountain visible to the left 1716:are also set in Sligo town. 1596:record the death in 1561 of 1570:north of Sligo town. He was 1469:border with Northern Ireland 1029:. The county is part of the 4663:"Tallahassee Irish Society" 4258:O'Dowd, Mary (2 May 1991). 3541:St. Anne's Church, Cranmore 2538:with the following places: 1834:Drumcliffe/Rosses Point GAA 1566:kept a school of poetry at 1453:Northern and Western Region 1082:who was visiting to design 994:. It is the county town of 289:2,000/km (5,200/sq mi) 5466: 4814:Sligo Mac Diarmada Station 4576:Sligo County Council, 2008 3819:. RTÉ News. 27 July 2019. 3048:Wood-Martin, W.G. (1892). 2527: 2221:Sligo Mac Diarmada Station 2161:, County Donegal; and the 2117: 2059: 1918: 1769: 1504: 1352: 1159: 1131: 943:became a cathedral of the 481:is also referenced in the 435: 26: 5389: 5069: 5008: 4939:Sligo Rovers F.C. (women) 4839:Dublin-Sligo railway line 4795: 4281:– via Google Books. 4199: on 5 September 2020. 4104:Local Government Act 2001 3697:Sligo Chamber of Commerce 3443:– via Google Books. 3270:"County Profiles – Sligo" 3220:10.1017/S0018246X02002881 3009:10.1080/00750770801909375 2668:Sligo Post Office in 1996 2519:List of people from Sligo 2241:Dublin-Sligo railway line 2050:Sligo University Hospital 1781:The town is home to 2012 1719:Sligo is the setting for 1625:Love is a Tormenting Pain 1282: 1212: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1186: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1171: 1168: 860:Charlotte Thornley Stoker 148: 76: 62: 55: 36:Town in Connacht, Ireland 4248: on 31 October 2022. 4223: on 3 November 2022. 4171: on 3 November 2022. 4108:No. 37 of 2001, 6th Sch. 4094: on 3 November 2022. 3907:sligobaroquefestival.com 3567:"St. Joseph's and Calry" 3394:. Sligo County Council. 2970:Danaher, Edward (2007). 2582:, Choapa Province, Chile 2281:Charlestown, County Mayo 1404:Sligo is located in the 998:and is in the Barony of 838:Charlotte Blake Thornley 757:Sir Frederick Hamilton's 603:5 miles to the north at 544:National Roads Authority 45: 4477:6 December 2013 at the 2416:During the time of the 1557:Traditional Irish music 1552:Traditional Irish music 743:17th and 18th centuries 639:refer to the town as a 5381:Rosses Point Peninsula 5341:Islands and Peninsulas 5076: 4118: on 3 August 2022. 3877:discoveringireland.com 3652:document C(2021) 4894) 3208:The Historical Journal 3112:. Sligo town website. 2919:Bergh, Stefan (1995). 2718:other stated religions 2448:1913 Sligo Dock strike 2444: 2259: 2129: 2088:Sligo has a campus of 1991: 1940:issued by the British 1736:Together with Dublin, 1673: 1524: 1448: 1394: 1370: 960: 899: 870: 863: 798:battle of Carricknagat 659:in 1257 at Ros Ceite ( 468: 389: 268:13 m (43 ft) 47: 29:Sligo (disambiguation) 5373:Mullaghmore Peninsula 5075: 4834:Western Rail Corridor 4706:Sligo Town on the Net 4495:Bus Éireann timetable 4388:Butt, R.V.J. (1995). 4365:. Urban Cycle Sligo. 4238:Government of Ireland 4219:. Retrieved from 4167:. Retrieved from 4165:Government of Ireland 4138:. Retrieved from 4114:. Retrieved from 4090:. Retrieved from 3945:. Sligo Tourism Ltd. 2333:; and to Dublin, via 2256:Western Rail Corridor 2253: 2217:Western Rail Corridor 2213:Córas Iompair Éireann 2201:Sligo railway station 2127: 1989: 1952:, the area became an 1921:High Sheriff of Sligo 1721:John Michael McDonagh 1671: 1514: 1446: 1392: 1368: 1002:(formerly the Gaelic 958: 868: 701:Tír Fhíacrach Múaidhe 695:(Irish territory) of 4911:St. Angela's College 4906:Sligo Grammar School 4427:on 27 September 2007 4234:S.I. No. 632 of 2018 4213:No. 1 of 2014, s. 37 4185:No. 1 of 2014, s. 19 4153:S.I. 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