Sligo is located in the north west of the country in the province of Connacht.
The county shares boundaries with Leitrim, Roscommon and Mayo.
County Sligo has a population of 61,000 with around 18,000 living within the confines of the main town of the region, Sligo town.
This attractive town has recently been totally revamped and sympathetically modernised where necessary.
There are two large new shopping centres called Quayside and Johnston's Court and many luxurious recently-opened hotels.
Sligo town is also home to the Sligo Institute of Technology.
The area now has good road and rail links, and Sligo Airport is just 5 miles from the main town in nearby Strandhill.
Sligo has always had a powerful voice via local journalism with the Sligo Champion newspaper, founded in 1836, still going strong.
This publication now vies for attention alongside the Sligo Post and the Sligo Weekender.
Enniscrone (or official spelling Inishcrone) is a popular west coast seaside resort in Killala Bay.
It proudly boasts 3km of unspoilt Blue Flag category beach, 2 surfing schools and challenging waves to suit, and for the health-conscious, traditional Seaweed Baths.
The Ox Mountains provide a stunning backdrop to this coastline.
The county has had its share of turbulent historic conflicts.
The locals can regale you with tales of invasions, uprisings and even glorious defeats after Sligo men have stood and fought to protect their lands through centuries of general hardship.
Some of these stories were converted into traditional Irish jigs, reels and airs which are still proudly played by the county's talented musicians.
Towns such as Tubbercurry, Tourlestrane and Gurteen all have popular pubs where traditional music and dance is perfected on at least a weekly basis.
Tubbercurry, Sligo's second largest town, also has a tradition for the theatrical arts and recent successes have included their own feature length action film, an original musical production which has toured overseas and regular stage plays.
Other places steeped in local history in Sligo and always worth further investigation include Ballisadare, Ballymote, Charlestown-Bellahy (on the Mayo border), Cliffony, Collooney, Coolaney, Curry, Easky, Grange, Mullaghmore, Riverstown and Rosses Point (within Sligo town's natural harbour).
The county shares boundaries with Leitrim, Roscommon and Mayo.
County Sligo has a population of 61,000 with around 18,000 living within the confines of the main town of the region, Sligo town.
This attractive town has recently been totally revamped and sympathetically modernised where necessary.
There are two large new shopping centres called Quayside and Johnston's Court and many luxurious recently-opened hotels.
Sligo town is also home to the Sligo Institute of Technology.
The area now has good road and rail links, and Sligo Airport is just 5 miles from the main town in nearby Strandhill.
Sligo has always had a powerful voice via local journalism with the Sligo Champion newspaper, founded in 1836, still going strong.
This publication now vies for attention alongside the Sligo Post and the Sligo Weekender.
Enniscrone (or official spelling Inishcrone) is a popular west coast seaside resort in Killala Bay.
It proudly boasts 3km of unspoilt Blue Flag category beach, 2 surfing schools and challenging waves to suit, and for the health-conscious, traditional Seaweed Baths.
The Ox Mountains provide a stunning backdrop to this coastline.
The county has had its share of turbulent historic conflicts.
The locals can regale you with tales of invasions, uprisings and even glorious defeats after Sligo men have stood and fought to protect their lands through centuries of general hardship.
Some of these stories were converted into traditional Irish jigs, reels and airs which are still proudly played by the county's talented musicians.
Towns such as Tubbercurry, Tourlestrane and Gurteen all have popular pubs where traditional music and dance is perfected on at least a weekly basis.
Tubbercurry, Sligo's second largest town, also has a tradition for the theatrical arts and recent successes have included their own feature length action film, an original musical production which has toured overseas and regular stage plays.
Other places steeped in local history in Sligo and always worth further investigation include Ballisadare, Ballymote, Charlestown-Bellahy (on the Mayo border), Cliffony, Collooney, Coolaney, Curry, Easky, Grange, Mullaghmore, Riverstown and Rosses Point (within Sligo town's natural harbour).
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