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Sligo (/ ˈ s l aɪ ɡ oʊ / SLY-goh; Irish: Sligeach [ˈʃl̠ʲɪɟəx], meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht.
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.
The oldest currently known causewayed enclosure in Britain and Ireland is situated on the high ground at the southwest edge of the town, at Magheraboy. [1] The area was densely enough settled to be known to Greek and Roman trading vessels, being marked on Ptolemy's co-ordinate map of the 2nd century AD, where it is entered as the town of Nagnata.
This is a list of lighthouses in Ireland. ... Sligo: Sligo Bay: 1837/1893: 12 m (39 ft) ... Commissioners of Irish Lights map showing location of navigation aids ...
The Maugherow Peninsula (Irish: Machaire Eabha) [2] is the largest and westernmost peninsula of County Sligo, Ireland. It is also less commonly referred to as the Raghly Peninsula, after Raghly Point (Irish: Gob Reachla), which is itself a headland of the peninsula. The peninsula acts as the northern boundary of Sligo Bay.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Townlands of County Sligo; List of towns in the Republic of Ireland; By county: Carlow; Cavan; Clare; Cork; Donegal;
Mullaghmore (Irish: An Mullach Mór, meaning 'the great summit') [2] is a village on the Mullaghmore Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a holiday destination with a skyline dominated by Benbulben mountain.
Benbulbin (Irish: Binn Ghulbain), [1] sometimes Benbulben or Ben Bulben, is a large flat-topped nunatak [2] rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called "Yeats Country". [3] [4] [5] Benbulbin is a protected site, designated as a County Geological Site by Sligo County Council. [6] [7]