SLIGO, County, Ireland

slīˈgō, county (1991 pop. 54,756), 694 sq mi (1,797 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Sligo. The irregular coast line is deeply indented by Killala Bay and Sligo Bay. The interior is mountainous, with the Slieve Gamph, or Ox Mts., in the west and the Dartry range, rising to c.2,000 ft (610 m) in the northeast. Cattle raising (beef and dairy) is the chief occupation. Tourism is economically important. The population is less than one third of what it was before the potato famine of the mid-19th cent. A round tower at Drumcliffe is all that remains of a monastery founded by St. Columba in 575.

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books on: Sligo County Ireland  - 216 results

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Language and Tradition in Ireland: Continuities and Displacements
Book by Maria Tymoczko, Colin Ireland; University of Massachusetts Press, 2003
Subjects: Ireland--Civilization, Ireland--Languages, Ireland--Literatures--History And Criticism, Language And Culture--Ireland
...Louise, 35 , 85 Slieve Rushen, County Cavan, 180 Sligo, County, 197 smithcraft, 43 44. See...social Social History of Ancient Ireland, A P. W. Joyce , 41 song...View of the Present State of Ireland, A, 143n8 Stanford, Sir Charles...
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Selected Writings of John V. Kelleher on Ireland and Irish America
Book by Charles Fanning; Southern Illinois University Press, 2002
Subjects: American Literature--Irish American Authors--History And Criticism, English Literature--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Ireland--Civilization, Ireland--In Literature, Irish Americans In Literature, Irish Americans--Intellectual Life, Irish Literature--History And Criticism
...Curtin), 64 65 Hidden Ireland, The (Corkery), 270 Higgins...Gilbert), 54 History of Ireland from the Earliest Times to...61 History of Medieval Ireland (Curtis), 162 History of Sligo, County and Town (Wood-Mar- tin...
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Political Violence in Northern Ireland: Conflict and Conflict Resolution
Book by Alan O'Day; Praeger Publishers, 1997
Subjects: Northern Ireland--Politics And Government, Political Violence--Northern Ireland, Social Conflict--Northern Ireland
...constitutional status of Northern Ireland, and the battle for...follows that Northern Ireland is the focus of republican...British ambassador to Ireland, Christopher Ewart...bombing his boat in a County Sligo harbor three years later...
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Women in Early Modern Ireland
Book by Margaret MacCurtain, Mary O'Dowd; Edinburgh University Press, 1991
Subjects: Women--History--Modern Period, 1600-, Women--Ireland--History
...industry steadily increased until it came to dominate the economy of the north of Ireland and seriously altered its social structure. The process in County Sligo was described in 1766 by a local member of Parliament: . . . the present great price...
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Ireland in Transition, 1867-1921
Book by D. George Boyce, Alan O'Day; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Ireland--History--1837-1901, Ireland--History--1901-1910, Ireland--History--1910-1921
...Redmonds status in Ireland was undoubtedly high...AOH), put it to a Sligo rally in April, Redmond stood in the interests of Ireland and a united Irish race...year. In July, the Sligo RIC county inspector reported that...
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journal articles on: Sligo County Ireland  - 26 results

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A Mineralogical and Fluid Inclusion Study of the Harberton Bridge Fe-zn-pb Deposit, County Kildare, Ireland
Journal article by K. J. Trude, J. J. Wilkinson; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 158, 2001
Subjects: Fluid dynamics, Geology, Kildare Ireland, Mineralogy, Zinc
...Fe-zn-pb Deposit, County Kildare, Ireland by K. J. Trude , J...Dublin in Co. Kildare, Ireland (Fig. 1). A number...rocks of a similar age in Ireland are the other deposits...Abbeytown, Co. Sligo (Hitzman 1986) and...
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Wild Workhouse Girls and the Liberal Imperial State in Mid-Nineteenth Century Ireland
Journal article by Anna Clark; Journal of Social History, Vol. 39, 2005
Subjects: Almshouses--Analysis, Almshouses--History, Ireland--Demographic aspects, Ireland--History
...Country Workhouse in Ireland," Journal of the...1864): 149; Sligo Board of Guardians...Books, 1861, 1864, Sligo County Library; Survey...Diocesan Archives, Sligo, Box Section III...Nineteenth-century Ireland (Belfast, 1994...
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An Anthology of Enterprise Policy in Ireland
Journal article by Bill O'Gorman, Thomas M. Cooney; Irish Journal of Management, Vol. 28, 2007
Subjects: Exports, Foreign investment, Industrial development, Industrial policy, Ireland, Manufacturing, Studies
...peripheral regions of Ireland. The first designated...categorisation included Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon...established in every county and major city in Ireland (Hanley and O Gorman...Some businesses in Ireland did flourish during...
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Organic1 Food in Ireland: a Supply Chain Perspective
Journal article by Maeve Henchion, Paul O'Reilly, Cathal Cowan; Irish Journal of Management, Vol. 23, 2002
Subjects: Distribution channels, Ireland, Market potential, Natural & organic foods, Studies, Supply chains
Organic1 Food in Ireland: a Supply Chain Perspective...markets in operation in Ireland sell organic produce...per annum. Farm sales. Ireland does not have a strong...registered organic farm shop in county Sligo. There are a number of...
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Hidden Fermanagh: Traditional Music and Song from County Fermanagh
Journal article by Keith Chandler; Folk Music Journal, Vol. 9, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Hidden Fermanagh: Traditional Music and Song from County Fermanagh (Book), Sound recordings--Sound recording reviews, The Hardy Sons of Dan: Football, Hunting and Other Traditional Songs from Around Loch Erne's Shore (Sound recording)--Book reviews, The Hardy Sons of Dan: Football, Hunting and Other Traditional Songs from Around Loch Erne's Shore (Sound recording)--Sound recording reviews
...Traditional Music and Song from County Fermanagh. by Keith Chandler...Creasey. Drumbeggan, Monea, County Fermanagh: Fermanagh Traditional...largely rural area of Northern Ireland across a century and a half...sounds most like the expatriate Sligo fiddle players who appeared...
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magazine articles on: Sligo County Ireland  - 28 results

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Irresistible Ireland
Magazine article by Robert S. Rothenberg, Sheila Rothenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 125, September 1996
Subjects: Aer Lingus Group PLC--Services, Castles--Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (City)--Description and travel, Ireland--Description and travel, Kildare, Ireland (County)--Description and travel
...the majestic Bank of Ireland with its imposing Corinthian...Castle in Collooney, County Sligo. Following a long road...Oliver Cromwell invaded Ireland in the 17th century...new family back to the Sligo County estate, where...
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Celtic Creatures - A Bestiary of Ancient Ireland
Magazine article by Steenie Harvey; World and I, Vol. 15, June 2000
Subjects: Animals, Mythical--Portrayals, Book of Kells (Sacred work)--Criticism and interpretation, Ireland--Myths and legends, Mythical animals--Portrayals
...much about how Celtic Ireland regarded the creatures...thrill of the chase. Ireland was once almost entirely...deities of Neolithic Ireland, driven by the Celts...dreamscape. For instance, county Sligos Ben Bulben appears...the death ride reaches Sligo and its brooding tabletop...
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Did Your Mother Come from Ireland
Magazine article by Clive Barnes; Dance Magazine, Vol. 74, June 2000
Subjects: Dance companies--Performances, Dance production--Planning, Dancing--Ireland, Ireland--Popular culture
...YOUR MOTHER come from Ireland? For theres something...festivals have spread to Ireland and Irish emigrant communities...Irish step dancing in Ireland and all over the Irish...father did come from County Sligo--was the first American...
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Autumn Becomes Ireland: Late in the Year the Irish Countryside Is Moreenchanting Than Ever
Magazine article by Richard Todd; The Atlantic Monthly, August 1, 1998
Subjects: Ireland--Description and travel, Travel industry--Ireland
...search of authenticity. Ireland has become so successful...you are seeing the real Ireland in autumn, you may nonetheless...nontourist economy. Ireland is a small enough country...course. Our work done in Sligo, we could have had a...beaches of the adjacent County Mayo. Knowing this...
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Autumn Becomes Ireland: Late in the Year the Irish Countryside Is More Enchanting Than Ever
Magazine article by Richard Todd; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 282, July 1998
Subjects: Ireland--Description and travel
...search of authenticity. Ireland has become so successful...are seeing the "real" Ireland in autumn, you may nonetheless...nontourist economy. IRELAND is a small enough country...course. Our work done in Sligo, we could have had a...beaches of the adjacent County Mayo. Knowing this...
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newspaper articles on: Sligo County Ireland  - 1105 results

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Gaelic Football: EYES ON THE PRIZE; Bank of Ireland ALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER FINAL: Sligo V Cork, Croke Park, Today, 2 Yeatsmen Not Satisfied at Connacht Title with All-Ireland on the Horizon
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 4, 2007
...have to treat this as our All-Ireland final". "The Sligo players who last won Connacht...have to treat this as our All-Ireland final." Around one sixth of the population of county Sligo is expected to descend on Croke...
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Football: Long Suffering Yeatsmen Look to Rovers for a Little Inspiration; SLIGO TRIO FIGHT FOR COUNTY ON ALL FRONTS
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 3, 2007
...for a Little Inspiration; SLIGO TRIO FIGHT FOR COUNTY ON ALL FRONTS. Byline: By CHRIS BEECH WHEN Sligo Rovers take on Cork City at...pitch. But when Cork and Sligo clash again tomorrow in the All-Ireland football quarter-final at...
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Lowrys Work of Art; Sligo Rover: Lowry Receives the West of Ireland Trophy from GUI President Barry Doyle Yesterday after His Final Victory over Dessie Morgan of Mullingar
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 27, 2008
...Receives the West of Ireland Trophy from GUI President...lifting the West o f Ireland Trophy at Rosses Point...hurdleof the North of Ireland last year. Yeah, winning...thequalifiers two years ago at County Sligo before being disqualified...
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GAA: REBELS YELL; ALL-IRELAND SFC QUALIFIERS - RD 4 It's Galway in Last Eight for Hot Cork CORK..............3-13 SLIGO.............0-11
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), July 31, 2005
...finalists cruised past Sligo in Portlaoise to book an All-Ireland quarter-final spot...year to make the All-Ireland quarter-finals and...done that. "We knew Sligo would be a tough game...Ill speak to the county board in the next month...
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Football: Tribe Return to the Croke Glory Days Fitz the Bill for Kieran; Bank of Ireland FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: CONNACHT SENIOR FINAL - SLIGO V GALWAY, HYDE PARK, 2.00 SKIPPER TO END LONG YEAT
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), July 7, 2007
...when they met the Yeats County in last years Championship...While Galway destroyed Sligo the last time the two...Last year we played Sligo in Pearse Stadium and...have happened against Sligo? Hes a fantastic player...since that 2001 All-Ireland final defeat of Meath...
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encyclopedia articles on: Sligo County Ireland  - 3 results

 
 
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Sligo , County, Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SLIGO , county, Ireland sli go, county (1991 pop. 54,756), 694 sq mi (1,797 sq km), N Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Sligo . The irregular coast line is deeply indented by Killala Bay...
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Sligo , Town, Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SLIGO , town, Ireland town (1991 pop. 17,964), county seat of Sligo, N Republic of Ireland, at the mouth of the Garavogue River on Sligo Bay. It is a seaport and fishing center...
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Yeats, W. B
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Dublin. The greatest lyric poet Ireland has produced and one of the major...London and spent vacations in County Sligo, Ireland, which was the setting for many...intense nationalism of the Young Ireland movement. Poetry: First Period...


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