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, with a woolen trade and other industries. Sligo also imports coal, iron, and timber; it exports cattle. There are remains of a Dominican monastery (Sligo Abbey), built in the 13th cent. under Maurice Fitzgerald, earl of Kildare. The abbey burned in 1414, was rebuilt, and again burned in 1641 when the town was sacked by the parliamentarians. Other interesting features are the Church of St. John and the Roman Catholic cathedral, college, and bishop's palace.

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books on: Sligo Town Ireland  - 123 results

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The Famous Cities of Ireland
Book by Stephen Gwynn, Hugh Thomson; Maunsel & Co. ltd., 1915
Subjects: Cities And Towns--Ireland, Ireland--History
...Columbas fame spread all over Ireland: that he went out to found...to make war on the rest of Ireland. They made it, and Ulster...now Cooladrummon, in County Sligo; and Columba went to his confessor...who told him he must leave Ireland and preach the gospel outside...
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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...Gilbert), 54 History of Ireland from the Earliest Times...61 History of Medieval Ireland (Curtis), 162 History of Sligo, County and Town (Wood-Mar- tin), 31...
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The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Fein Party, 1916-1923
Book by Michael Laffan; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Ireland--Politics And Government--20th Century, Irish Republican Army--History, Nationalism--Ireland--History, Political Parties--Ireland--History--20th Century, Revolutionaries--Ireland, Sinn Fein
...fear the example of Sligo town. 115 As so often before...would be imposed on Ireland, but Britain would...decided to apply the Sligo system to the whole of Ireland. By acting in this...model elections in many towns, distributed 125...
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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
...Sectarianism in Sligo town resurfaced when the Unionist Sligo Times wrote of a threatened...Protestants. 54 The Sligo Champion retorted by...rebellion, 56 and the Sligo Champion reported the...of the Government of Ireland Bill There was, with...
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Ireland, the Great War, and the Geography of Remembrance
Book by Nuala C. Johnson; Cambridge University Press, 2003
Subjects: Ireland--History--20th Century, Memorials--Ireland, Memory--Social Aspects, World War, 1914-1918--Ireland
...land just outside the town at Edenville for the memorial...geopolitical context where Sligo men contributed to the...militarism. According to the Sligo Independent : There can...righteousness of the men of Ireland unquestioned. While this...78 Ibid. 79 Ibid. 80 Sligo Independent , 27 October1928...
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journal articles on: Sligo Town Ireland  - 16 results

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No Pedestals: Women and Violence in Late Nineteenth-Century Ireland
Journal article by Carolyn Conley; Journal of Social History, Vol. 28, 1995
Subjects: Ireland--Legal system, Women criminals--Laws, regulations, etc., Women's rights--Ireland
...and Social History Society of Ireland XIX (1992). In her study...in Women in Early Modern Ireland, ed. Margaret MacCurtain...Dublin, 1991), p. 316. 35. Sligo Champion, 10 December 1892...concluded that abortion was rare in Ireland. K. H. Connell, "Illegitimacy...
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Hospitality at Wakes and Funerals in Ireland from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century: Some Evidence from the Written Record
Journal article by Patricia Lysaght; Folklore, Vol. 114, 2003
Subjects: Funerals--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Hospitality--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Mortuary practice--History, Mortuary practice--Religious aspects
...Counter-Reformation church in Ireland had to operate meant that the...wake hospitality. In 1638 the town council of Kilkenny--probably...English gentleman, who toured Ireland in 1681, amp;#91;4 amp...the literature in England and Ireland, the arrangement and function...
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Women Religious and the Nineteenth-century Transformation of Irish Catholic Culture
Journal article by Mary L. Peckham; Magistra, Vol. 1, 1995
Subjects: Catholicism, Clergy, Culture, History, Human relations, International, Interpersonal communication, Ireland, Literature, Minority & ethnic groups, Personal relationships, Religion, Women
...community in County Sligo. When the sisters...customs in Catholic Ireland. These women also...convent in the seaside town of Tramore during...Religious Change in Ireland, 1770-1870...Industrial Schools - Ireland," 1871-1883...Convent, Monaghan town. (27) See for...
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The Playboy in the Western World
Journal article by Charles Dietrich; Western European Stages, Vol. 16, 2004
Subjects: Abbey Theatre-Dublin Ireland, Barnes, Ben, Galway Ireland, Synge, John Millington, Theater
...production played at Galways Town Hall Theatre, a once...Cork, Kilkenny, and Sligo. After Sligo, the Abbey Players returned...shockwaves throughout Ireland while confirming the...the national theatre of Ireland has maintained its solid...
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Making the Irish European: Gaelic Honor Politics and Its Continental Contexts
Journal article by Brendan Kane; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 61, 2008
Subjects: Celts--Political aspects, Elite (Social sciences)--Political aspects, Ireland--Political aspects, Meritocracy--Social aspects, Political systems--Social aspects
...INTRODUCTION The historiography of early modern Ireland rests largely upon two commonplaces...Continental Europe allowed the people of Ireland to see themselves as Irish. The narrative...ideological stuff of faith and fatherland, Ireland took an important step into the modern...
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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...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...way were seaside resort towns, mostly closed during...though, the small town is noted for high-quality...
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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
...of course; this is Ireland, where you can never...three-day errand in Sligo town, about an hour north...travelers you meet in Ireland in the fall odd, and...course. Our work done in Sligo, we could have had a...
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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
...of course; this is Ireland, where you can never...three-day errand in Sligo town, about an hour north...travelers you meet in Ireland in the fall--odd...course. Our work done in Sligo, we could have had a...
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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
...And so the death ride reaches Sligo and its brooding tabletop mountain...this present-day midlands town is derived from Ath Luain...the liver. Having littered Ireland with Fionnbheannachs offcuts...title: the Hellmouth Door of Ireland. Later folklore tells of a...
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Irish Identity: The Social and Urban Fortunes of a Provincial Irish Town Are Revived by This Bold New Civic Centre
Magazine article by Kenneth Powell; The Architectural Review, Vol. 217, January 2005
Subjects: Civic centers--Design and construction, Civic centers--Evaluation, Ireland--Buildings and facilities
...of a Provincial Irish Town Are Revived by This Bold...at the very centre of Ireland, seems a distinctly...square, underlines the towns ambitions to emerge from...the Boyne, much of the town was reduced to ruins...heartland of Catholic Ireland and churches still define...Tubbercurry, County Sligo, by McCullough Mulvin...
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Cash-Strapped Sligo Relishing Europa Nights; LEAGUE OF IRELAND
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 28, 2009
...Europa Nights; LEAGUE OF IRELAND. Byline: Mark Gallagher...Nyon last Monday and Sligo Rovers discovered they...strides made by League of Ireland clubs in Europe over...who was elected as Sligo Rovers chairman last...we hope now that the town will show its appreciation...
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COOKING UP A REAL STORM AT ROVERS; LEAGUE OF IRELAND SLIGO STARS FIRED UP Boss Has Bit O'Red Ready to Charge through Brick Walls
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), March 5, 2009
...ROVERS; LEAGUE OF IRELAND SLIGO STARS FIRED UP Boss...Rovers and Mansfield Town defender. "Hes a...not something that Sligo would be all that used...calling. The Republic of Ireland U23 insists he is happy at Sligo Rovers. "I got a...
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Football: BURNS WITH DESIRE; FAI CARLSBERG CUP SEMI- FINAL SLIGO R V DERRY CITY, SUNDAY Belfastman with Cup Ambition for New Home in West of Ireland
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 27, 2006
...for New Home in West of Ireland. Byline: Garry DOYLE...biggest day since he joined Sligo from Bristol Rovers 18...after a decade away from Ireland, he returned, not to his native Belfast but to Sligo, where Sean Connor...of this size. "The town is buzzing about it and...
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Football: Weakened City Go Down to Rovers; Sligo Rovers 2 Derry City 0
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), January 4, 2000
...and Andy Moran denied by Sligo keeper, Nicky Brujos...dissent. Two minutes later Sligo lost the services of Flannery...keeper, Ciaran Wilkinson. SLIGO ROVERS: Brujos, Rossiter...figured in the last all Ireland team, has died aged 80...Aherne signed for Luton Town and played in 267 matches...
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Taking a Stroll in Sligo, the Man Named as One of the UK's 'Most Wanted' Sex Crime Runaways; Coffee on the Run: Absconded Sex Criminal Alexander Dalgleish Appears Carefree as He Takes in the Sights of Sligo Town
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 29, 2007
Subjects: Sexual abuse
Taking a Stroll in Sligo, the Man Named as One of...He Takes in the Sights of Sligo Town. Byline: PADDY CLANCY...daylight down a street in Sligo like a regular tourist...for America and then to Ireland,failing to notify police...
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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...


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