Sligo

[ slahy-goh ]

/ ˈslaɪ goʊ /

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noun

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

its county seat: a seaport.

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Words nearby Sligo

Slieve Donard, slight, slighted, slighting, slightly, Sligo, slily, slim, slim disease, slim down, slime

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How to use Sligo in a sentence

Cormac, the so-called Provincial of the Dominicans, brought a budget of indulgences to Sligo, and published them openly.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
On a strand near Sligo an English captain numbered eleven hundred corpses which had been cast up by the sea.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
Extending our trip to Sligo, we visited the ecclesiastical ruins and buildings pertaining to that city.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon
Me heart is at rest from this moment, and I'll wait patiently until I can show you Sligo.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter

Sir Thomas's agent met us, and we drove at once to the "little castle out from Sligo."
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for Sligo

Sligo

/ (ˈslaɪɡəʊ) /

noun

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)

a port in NW Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Sligo on Sligo Bay . Pop: 19 735 (2002)

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