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Prior to the famine, the population of county Sligo was 187,000 people, making it one of the densest populated areas in Ireland. Sligo was a major transit port for emigration, during An Gorta Mór (The Great Famine). In 1846, 11,000 emigrated through the port. Some of the worst coffin ships on record left from Sligo port.
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 Sligo docks played an important role in the history of the labour movement in Ireland. The 1913 Sligo Dock strike lasted for 56 days and was a precursor to the Dublin Lockout that occurred 6 months later. Unlike the Dublin Lockout, the Sligo Dock strike resulted in victory to the workers.
Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Northern Ireland: Antrim; Armagh; Down; Fermanagh; ... Pages in category "People from County Sligo" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
A member of the O'Higgins family, Ambrose was born at his family's ancestral seat in Ballynary, County Sligo, Ireland.He was the son of Charles O'Higgins and his wife (and kinswoman) Margaret O'Higgins, [4] who were forced off their lands in 1654 by Oliver Cromwell [5] and became tenant farmers at Clondoogan near Summerhill, County Meath c. 1721. [6]
MacFirbis (Irish: Mac Fhirbhisigh), also known as Forbes, was the surname of a family of Irish hereditary historians based for much of their known history at Lecan, Tireragh (now Lackan, Kilglass parish, County Sligo).
History of County Sligo, Ireland Republic of Ireland: Carlow; Cavan; Clare; Cork; Donegal; ... Pages in category "History of County Sligo" The following 20 pages are ...