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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.
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.
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.
Sligo : The Herring Pickers [2] [3] The fishing industry [2] Sligo : Land of Heart's Desire Tourist branding from Yeats's 1894 play The Land of Heart's Desire, set in the barony of Kilmacowen. [80] Sligo : The Zebras [3] From the county colours (black and white) Sligo : The Magpies [3] From the county colours (black and white) Tipperary
Sligo: 1565 Connacht: Sligeach Named after the town of Sligo, which comes from Sligeach, meaning "shelly place"; a reference to the large amounts of shellfish to be found in the river and its estuary. Tipperary: 13th century Munster: Tiobraid Árann
Garavogue is not the original name of the river, which was earlier and for centuries called the Sligeach, a name meaning abounding in shells, by the native local population. [1] The river gave its name firstly to the town that grew up on its banks from the 13th century, and then to the county that was established in the late 16th and early 17th ...
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, which is named after the town of Dún Laoghaire (meaning "Laoghaire's stronghold"); and the former barony of Rathdown (Ráth an Dúin in Irish, meaning "ringfort of the stronghold"). Fingal, which is derived from the Irish Fine Gall, meaning "foreign tribe", referring to the Norse who invaded and settled the area.
Ballygawley (Irish: Baile Uí Dhálaigh, meaning 'Ó Dálaigh's townland') [2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.It is located close to Union Wood and neighbouring town land Collooney and is situated approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Sligo town and near the main Sligo-Dublin road, the N4.