Sligo

[ slahy-goh ]

noun

1. a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1,795 sq. km).
2. its county seat: a seaport.

Sligo

/ ˈslaɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. a county of NW Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic: has a deeply indented low-lying coast; livestock and dairy farming. County town: Sligo. Pop: 58 200 (2002). Area: 1795 sq km (693 sq miles)
2. a port in NW Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Sligo on Sligo Bay . Pop: 19 735 (2002)

Example Sentences

Cormac, the so-called Provincial of the Dominicans, brought a budget of indulgences to Sligo, and published them openly.

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On a strand near Sligo an English captain numbered eleven hundred corpses which had been cast up by the sea.

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Extending our trip to Sligo, we visited the ecclesiastical ruins and buildings pertaining to that city.

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Me heart is at rest from this moment, and I'll wait patiently until I can show you Sligo.

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Sir Thomas's agent met us, and we drove at once to the "little castle out from Sligo."

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