County Sligo

Irish Place|

  name        = County Sligo |
  gaeilge     = Contae Shligigh|
  crest image = Sligococo.png|
  map image   = IrelandSligo.png  |
  area        = 1,836 km² |

county town = Sligo |

  code        = SO |
  population  = 60,863 |
  census yr   = 2006 |
  province    = Connacht |
  web         = 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.

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."

The megalithic cemetery landscape of Carrowmore is located in County Sligo.

Sligo (population: 19,735) is home to the Institute of Technology, Sligo.

Towns and villages in County Sligo

* Achonry, Aclare
* Ballinafad, Ballymote, Ballysadare, Beltra
* Carney, Carrickbanagher, Castlebaldwin, Cliffony, Cloonacool, Collooney, Coolaney,
* Dromore West, Drumcliffe
* Easkey
* Gurteen, Grange
* Inishcrone
* Kilglass, Knocknahur
* Monasteraden, Mullaghmore
* Rathbraughan, Riverstown, Rosses Point
* Skreen, Sligo, Strandhill
* Toorlestraun, Tubbercurry

See also

*List of Sligo people

External links

*Sligo County Council
*Map of Sligo
*Sligoheritage.com
*SligoZone