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  2. List of Irish county nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Pejorative term for Dubliners; contrasted with culchies: Dublin : The Jacks [33] [34] [35] Reclaimed version of Jackeen: Dublin : The Metropolitans Dublin city is the metropolis, i.e. the capital city: Dublin : The Pale The Pale was the region around Dublin subject to English control in the 14th and 15th centuries Dublin : The Big Smoke

  3. Sligo - Wikipedia

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    Sligo is the anglicisation of the Irish name Sligeach, meaning "abounding in shells" or "shelly place".It refers to the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary, and from the extensive shell middens in the vicinity.

  4. History of Sligo - Wikipedia

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    The name Sligo is a corruption of the Irish name Sligeach, meaning "abounding in shells."It refers to the abundance of shellfish found in the estuary, and from the extensive shell middens along the shores of Sligo bay.

  5. County Sligo - Wikipedia

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    County Sligo (/ ˈ s l aɪ ɡ oʊ / SLY-goh, Irish: Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the province of Connacht . Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county.

  6. Hiberno-English - Wikipedia

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    Hiberno-English [a] or Irish English (IrE), [5] also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, [6] is the set of dialects of English native to the island of Ireland. [7] In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the dominant first language in everyday use and, alongside the Irish language, one of two official languages (with Ulster Scots, in Northern Ireland, being yet ...

  7. What does the slang word 'mid' really mean? - AOL

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    According to Bark.us, a company that decodes teen slang, "mid" is "a term used to describe something that is average, not particularly special, 'middle of the road.'"

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    Skibidi and skibidi toilet teen slang: All about the meaning and definition of the slang phrase. Everything you need to know and more than we wish we knew. 'Skibidi Toilet' might be made into a movie.

  9. Sligo (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Sligo is a town in Ireland. Sligo may also refer to: Ireland. County Sligo, a county of Ireland; Parliamentary constituencies. County Sligo (Parliament of ...