County Sligo

County Sligo is one of the 32 counties in Ireland. It is home to the second biggest rural area in Connacht, Sligo and to Sligo Rovers F.C.. Many famous people have come from Sligo. These include Westlife and William Butler Yeats.

Towns and villages in County Sligo

The county town of the county is Sligo. It has a population of 17,892.[1] Sligo is home to the Institute of Technology, Sligo.

  • Achonry, Aclare
  • Ballaghnatrillick, Ballinafad, Ballintogher, Ballymote, Ballysadare, Beltra
  • Carney, Castlebaldwin, Cliffony, Cloonacool
  • Collooney, Coolaney,
  • Dromore West, Drumcliffe
  • Easky, Enniscrone
  • Geevagh, Grange, Gurteen/Gorteen
  • Kilglass, Keash
  • Monasteraden, Mullaghmore
  • Riverstown, Rosses Point
  • Skreen, Strandhill
  • Tourlestrane, Tubbercurry

References
  1. "Report 06. Population and area of each Province, County, City, urban area, rural area and Electoral Division, 2002 and 2006". CSO, Ireland, Volume 1 - Population classified by Area. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-31.




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