Sligo (Ireland)
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Sources of Information
- Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Plan of Sligo Town 1910, c1989.
- LC database, 7-7-90(hdg.: Sligo, Ire.)
- Ord. Survey rd. atlas Ire., 1985(Sligo, in Co. Sligo)
Wikipedia description:
Sligo ( 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. 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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