Sligo
Americannoun
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a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1,795 sq. km).
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its county seat: a seaport.
noun
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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)
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a port in NW Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Sligo on Sligo Bay . Pop: 19 735 (2002)
Example Sentences
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The lowest temperature ever recorded on the island of Ireland was -19.1C at Markree in Sligo in January 1881.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
A snow-ice warning is also in place in counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo until 09:00.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
The highest level of warning has been issued for Mayo, Clare, Galway, Donegal, Leitrim, Wicklow and Sligo.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
It has also issued a status orange warning for rain in counties Waterford, Kerry, Clare, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim over the same time period.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024
Red would have been our warriors' eyes Had Roderick found on Sligo field A gory grave, No Northern Chief would soon arise, So sage to guide, so strong to shield, So swift to save.
From A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)
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