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County Sligo is a county in the province
Provinces of Ireland

Ireland has historically been divided into four provinces, although the Irish-language word for this territorial division, c?ige , indicates that there were once five ? Kingdom of Mide being the fifth....
 of Connacht
Connacht

Connacht is the western Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, comprising counties County Galway, County Leitrim, County Mayo, County Roscommon, County Sligo....
 in the west of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
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o is bordered to the west by Mayo, to the south by Roscommon
County Roscommon

County Roscommon is a county located in central Ireland. Area: . Roscommon is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. It is the only county in Connacht that does not have a shoreline....
, and the east by Leitrim
County Leitrim

County Leitrim is one of the Irish county of Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Its name derives from the Irish , meaning "grey ridge."...
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county town is Sligo
Sligo

Sligo , is the county town of County Sligo in 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 ....
 (population: 17,892 ), which is home to the Institute of Technology, Sligo
Institute of Technology, Sligo

Institute of Technology, Sligo formerly Regional Technical College, Sligo is a higher education institution located in Sligo, County Sligo in Ireland....
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ty Sligo has a long history of traditional music
Music of Ireland

Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland.The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music....
. The south of the county is particularly noted with such musical luminaries as James Morrison
James Morrison (fiddler)

James or Jim Morrison was a traditional Irish musician known as the Professor who was a notable fiddle player in the "South Sligo style"....
, Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman (musician)

Michael Coleman was an Irish fiddling....
, Paddy Killoran
Paddy Killoran

Paddy Killoran was an Ireland musician.Killoran was born near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland. He is regarded, along with his mentor James Morrison and the great Michael Coleman, as one of the finest exponents of the south Sligo fiddle style in the "golden age" of the ethnic recording industry of the 1920s and '30s....
, Fred Finn , Peter Horan
Peter Horan

Peter Horan is an Irish flute and fiddle player who is known for having developed a unique style influenced by the local irish fiddling tradition....
,Joe O'Dowd,Jim Donoghue,Martin Wynne , Oisín Mac Diarmada (of Téada
Téada

T?ada is a traditional Irish music group from Ireland. The band comprises five members. The members are Ois?n Mac Diarmada who plays the fiddle and sings vocals, Paul Finn on button accordion, Damien Stenson on the flutes and various whistles, Se?n Mc Elwain on the bouzouki and the guitar and Tristan Rosenstock who plays the bodhr?n....
), tin-whistle player Carmel Gunning
Carmel Gunning

Carmel Gunning TTCT is an Irish people composer and musician, from Sligo, Ireland. Gunning is one of Ireland's most accomplished tin whistle players who is also known for her singing and flute playing....
 and the band Dervish
Dervish (band)

Dervish is a County Sligo based traditional Irish music band formed in 1989. On November 14, 2006, the Irish national broadcaster Radio Telef?s ?ireann announced that Dervish were to perform the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007....
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County Sligo is a county in the province
Provinces of Ireland

Ireland has historically been divided into four provinces, although the Irish-language word for this territorial division, c?ige , indicates that there were once five ? Kingdom of Mide being the fifth....
 of Connacht
Connacht

Connacht is the western Provinces of Ireland of Ireland, comprising counties County Galway, County Leitrim, County Mayo, County Roscommon, County Sligo....
 in the west of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
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Geography

Sligo is bordered to the west by Mayo, to the south by Roscommon
County Roscommon

County Roscommon is a county located in central Ireland. Area: . Roscommon is in the Provinces of Ireland of Connacht. It is the only county in Connacht that does not have a shoreline....
, and the east by Leitrim
County Leitrim

County Leitrim is one of the Irish county of Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht. Its name derives from the Irish , meaning "grey ridge."...
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Towns and villages in County Sligo

The county town is Sligo
Sligo

Sligo , is the county town of County Sligo in 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 ....
 (population: 17,892 ), which is home to the Institute of Technology, Sligo
Institute of Technology, Sligo

Institute of Technology, Sligo formerly Regional Technical College, Sligo is a higher education institution located in Sligo, County Sligo in Ireland....
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  • Achonry
    Achonry

    Achonry is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.In the parish is the former Church of Ireland Cathedral of St Crumnathy, now deconsecrated....
    , Aclare
    Aclare

    Aclare is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, and the main village in the parish of Kilmactigue. It straddles the border of the townlands of Lislea and Carns and is situated on the Inagh river, a tributary of the Moy....
  • Ballaghnatrillick
    Ballaghnatrillick

    Ballaghnatrillick is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.Local attractions include the three stones . It also has a church, St Brigid's, and there are plans to build a shopping centre next to the crossroads in Hollyfield....
    , Ballinafad
    Ballinafad

    Ballinafad is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. There is also a village Ballinafad in Connemara, County Galway.Ambrose O'Higgins, who became governor of Chile and viceroy of Per?, was born in this area....
    , Ballintogher, Ballymote
    Ballymote

    Ballymote }} is a growing market town in south County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. It is a historic town, with Ballymote Castle, built by Richard ?g de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, dating from 1300....
    , Ballysadare
    Ballysadare

    Ballysadare, is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland about 7 kilometers from Sligo. Built on the Owenmore river, the village is experiencing rapid growth with many new housing developments....
    , Beltra
    Beltra

    Beltra is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. A List of craters on Mars is named after it: see Beltra . Beltra is situated between the Ox Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean....
  • Carney
    Carney, County Sligo

    Carney is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.See also* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland...
    , Castlebaldwin
    Castlebaldwin

    Castlebaldwin is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.The castle in Castlebaldwin is a 17th century house rather than a medieval castle....
    , Cliffony, Cloonacool
    Cloonacool

    Cloonacool is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Cloonacool sits at the foot of the Ox mountains, and this is where the name at the back comes from....
  • Collooney
    Collooney

    Collooney...
    , Coolaney
    Coolaney

    Coolaney is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Coolaney sits at the foot of the Ox Mountains with the river Owen Beg running through it around which is a beautiful walk....
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  • Dromore West
    Dromore West

    Dromore West is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.A quiet village on the N59 road approximately halfway between Sligo and Ballina, County Mayo....
    , Drumcliffe
    Drumcliffe

    Drumcliffe , sometimes known as Drumcliff, is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, located 8km north of Sligo on the N15 road between Ben Bulben mountain and the sea....
  • Easky
    Easky

    Easkey or Easky is a coastal village on the R297 road regional road in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. It is located on the Atlantic coast, 26 miles from Sligo and 15 miles from Ballina, County Mayo....
    , Enniscrone
  • Geevagh
    Geevagh

    Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland on the R284 road regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", accurately describes the characteristic climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside....
    , Grange
    Grange, County Sligo

    Grange is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. It is the birthplace of Lola Montez, famous dancer, courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria....
    , Gurteen/Gorteen
    Gorteen

    Gorteen is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. Gurteen has experienced quite a rise in development in the last number of years and has become, to some degree, a commuter town for people working in Sligo....
  • Kilglass
    Kilglass

    Kilglass is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. The wider Parish of Kilglass includes, as well as the village itself, the nearby town of Enniscrone....
    , Keash
  • Monasteraden
    Monasteraden

    Monasteraden is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.The village is located on the shores of Lough Gara.St Aidan's church is the village's church....
    , Mullaghmore
  • Riverstown
    Riverstown

    Riverstown is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland. It is located at a bridging point of the River Unshin, some 19 km south of Sligo town and 4 km east of the main Sligo-Dublin road, the N4 road ....
    , Rosses Point
    Rosses Point

    Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. The point guards Sligo Harbour and is marked by the Metal Man lighthouse, a 12 foot high guardian statue placed offshore by local seafarers in 1821 and maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights....
  • Skreen
    Skreen

    Skreen is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, but also shares its name with a village in County Meath which is locally spelt Skryne....
    , Strandhill
    Strandhill

    Strandhill is a seaside resort village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland....
  • Tourlestrane, Tubbercurry
    Tubbercurry

    Tubbercurry is a town in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, and is situated at the base of the Ox Mountains. The town is located on the N17 road roads in Ireland....


Music tradition

County Sligo has a long history of traditional music
Music of Ireland

Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland.The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music....
. The south of the county is particularly noted with such musical luminaries as James Morrison
James Morrison (fiddler)

James or Jim Morrison was a traditional Irish musician known as the Professor who was a notable fiddle player in the "South Sligo style"....
, Michael Coleman
Michael Coleman (musician)

Michael Coleman was an Irish fiddling....
, Paddy Killoran
Paddy Killoran

Paddy Killoran was an Ireland musician.Killoran was born near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland. He is regarded, along with his mentor James Morrison and the great Michael Coleman, as one of the finest exponents of the south Sligo fiddle style in the "golden age" of the ethnic recording industry of the 1920s and '30s....
, Fred Finn , Peter Horan
Peter Horan

Peter Horan is an Irish flute and fiddle player who is known for having developed a unique style influenced by the local irish fiddling tradition....
,Joe O'Dowd,Jim Donoghue,Martin Wynne , Oisín Mac Diarmada (of Téada
Téada

T?ada is a traditional Irish music group from Ireland. The band comprises five members. The members are Ois?n Mac Diarmada who plays the fiddle and sings vocals, Paul Finn on button accordion, Damien Stenson on the flutes and various whistles, Se?n Mc Elwain on the bouzouki and the guitar and Tristan Rosenstock who plays the bodhr?n....
), tin-whistle player Carmel Gunning
Carmel Gunning

Carmel Gunning TTCT is an Irish people composer and musician, from Sligo, Ireland. Gunning is one of Ireland's most accomplished tin whistle players who is also known for her singing and flute playing....
 and the band Dervish
Dervish (band)

Dervish is a County Sligo based traditional Irish music band formed in 1989. On November 14, 2006, the Irish national broadcaster Radio Telef?s ?ireann announced that Dervish were to perform the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007....
. The county has many traditional music festivals and one of the most well known is the Queen Maeve International Summer School
Queen Maeve International Summer School

The Queen Maeve International Summer School, is one of Ireland's largest traditional music summer schools, held annually since 1999 and was founded by Sligo tin whistle player Carmel Gunning....
, a traditional Irish Music summer school of music and dance which is held annually in August in Sligo Town
Sligo

Sligo , is the county town of County Sligo in 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 ....
. On the more contemporary music scene there are Westlife
Westlife

Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on July 3, 1998.The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden....
, Tabby Callaghan
Tabby Callaghan

Tabby Callaghan is a musician and appeared in the finals of the ITV show The X Factor in 2004....
 and The Conway Sisters
The Conway Sisters

The Conway Sisters were a semi-professional singing group from County Sligo, Ireland who have achieved a measure of fame through their appearances on The X Factor television programme....
 who are from Sligo. Strandhill
Strandhill

Strandhill is a seaside resort village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland....
, about 9km west of Sligo, hosts the Strandhill Guitar Festival each year, featuring a wide variety of guitar music and musicians.

Cultural riches/Literary inspiration

The megalithic cemetery of Carrowmore
Carrowmore

Carrowmore is the site of a prehistoric ritual landscape on the Knocknarea or C?il Irra Peninsula in County Sligo in Republic of Ireland. It is one of the four major passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland....
 is located in County Sligo. It forms part of a huge complex of Stone Age
Stone Age

The Stone Age is a broad prehistory time period during which humans widely used Rock for toolmaking.Stone tools were made from a variety of different kinds of stone....
 remains connecting Carrowkeel
Carrowkeel

Carrowkeel is:An anglicization of the Irish Language An Cheathr? Chaol meaning "the narrow quarter." It is a common placename in Ireland, examples are:...
 in South Sligo to the Ox Mountains
Ox Mountains

The Ox Mountains are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Republic of Ireland. The highest peak in the Ox Mountains is Knockalongy, which rises to 544m ....
, to the Cuil Irra Peninsula, where Queen Maeve
Medb

Medb ; modern , ; reformed modern Irish Meabh, ; sometimes Anglicised Maeve, Maev, or Maive , is Queen regnant of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology....
's tomb dominates the skyline from the crest of Knocknarea
Knocknarea

Knocknarea, , mountain dominates the landscape to the west of Sligo town in County Sligo in Ireland. Various theories as to the meaning of the name exist, including 'Hill of the King' , 'Hill of the Moon', 'Hill of Executioners' and 'Hill of the Flat Top'....
 Mountain. The poet and Nobel laureate
List of Nobel laureates

The Nobel Prizes are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Karolinska Institute, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions in the fields of Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and Nobel Prize in Physiolo...
 William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats

File:William Butler Yeat by George Charles Beresford.jpgWilliam Butler Yeats was an Irish people poet and dramatist and one of the foremost figures of 20th century in literature....
 (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." He is buried in North County Sligo, "Under Ben Bulben
Under Ben Bulben

Under Ben Bulben is a poem written by celebrated Irish people poet William Butler Yeats. It was one of the last poems he wrote in his lifetime, and the last three lines decorate his gravestone in Drumcliffe, County Sligo, Ireland....
", in Drumcliffe
Drumcliffe

Drumcliffe , sometimes known as Drumcliff, is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, located 8km north of Sligo on the N15 road between Ben Bulben mountain and the sea....
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See also

  • List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Sligo)
    List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland

    Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbeys, priory, friary or other monastic religious houses in Republic of Ireland. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland....
  • List of Sligo people
    List of Sligo people

    Sligo is a large town in the North West of the Republic of Ireland and the county town of County Sligo, and has produced several noted artists, entertainers, politicians and business-people....
  • Sligo Rovers F.C.
    Sligo Rovers F.C.

    Sligo Rovers F.C. is an Republic of Ireland football club playing in the Football League of Ireland.The club is a co-operative venture, or "co-operative", which means it is owned by the people of Sligo....


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