Sligo Local Customs

 
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Gaelic language

Gaelic language, Sligo

 1 Review  Ireland has a strong gaelic culture. To promote the irish gaelic language, most roadsigns are bilingual: english and irish gaelic. The irish gaelic language is usually known just as irish. The photo... 

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W.B.Yeats

W.B.Yeats, Sligo

 1 Review   The Wild Swans At Coole by W.B.Yeats. THE trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; Upon the brimming water... 

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Smirting & The Smoking Ban

Smirting & The Smoking Ban, Sligo

 orlikins Says:  Smirting is a combination of the words smoking + flirting, geddit? It started when people had to go out for a ciggie after the ban was enforced, and got... 

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say hello!

say hello!, Sligo

 Conflictrealms Says:  When i passed people in Ireland, they looked at me, and it seemed as if they were about to say hello. Getting nearer, they did say hello, with a big smile -... 

Top 3 Hotels in Sligo

Sligo Park Hotel

 4 Reviews and 240 Opinions  WE have stayed at this super B&B a few times now and it truly is great value for money. Located... 

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Glasshouse Hotel

 1 Review and 305 Opinions  This Hotel is in A lovely setting Overlooking The River garavougue. It is All Glass so gives you... 

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Clarion Hotel Sligo

 1 Review and 484 Opinions  We booked a two bedroom apartment at this wonderful hotel (on the site of an old mental hospital!)... 

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 When i passed people in Ireland, they looked at me, and it seemed as if they were about to say hello. Getting nearer, they did say hello, with a big smile -... 

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Q:  If I want to travel from london to sligo by train but I do not know where to get train from if anyone the trip from sligo how did... 

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A: OK, first I want to make sure that you mean the Sligo in the Republic of Ireland, right? Without giving it much thought, I would think that you take the train from... 

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Sligeach: Land of my Ancestors!

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 Hello all, welcome to my Sligo Homepage. Sligo is the land of my ancestors as far back as records go and then some! It is a wonderful county in the West of Ireland, framed by the Atlantic Ocean and... 

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 I went to Sligo in July of 2002 with my friend Wayne (VT username: conflictrealms). We travelled there by flying to Belfast in Northern Ireland, then got a train to Dublin, before continuing by train... 

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Diamond of the West Country

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 I have a travelling friend who was born and bred in Co. Sligo in a small village called Collooney. He has lived in Australia for nearly twenty years now, but his family are all still in Ireland and so... 

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Sligo - In Yeats Country

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  In September 2001 I spent a few days in Sligo and the surrounding area. Sligo is the largest town in the northwest of Ireland (population 17.000). It is famous for the poet W. B. Yeats and has many... 

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Sligo, My First Adventure!

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 I arrived in Belfast from London, and then got a train to Dublin. From Dublin i got a train to Sligo. The train ride is 3 hours and if you plan to travel by train to sligo, dont expect luxury... 

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