| County Sligo is situated on the Atlantic coast in the | | | | at the top of Knocknarea mountain, Sligo town is |
| north west of Ireland, it is renowned for its unspoilt | | | | now a lively cosmopolitan town with continental style |
| scenic landscapes with approximately 110 miles of | | | | bistros along the Garavogue River which flows |
| coastline. | | | | through the town. |
| Sligo Town, capital of the Northwest region, is | | | | Easy accessibility via airport, road and rail make Sligo |
| situated on the Garavogue River between Lough Gill | | | | an attractive location for industry, from cutting edge |
| and the Atlantic coast. It is a major growth centre | | | | IT to Pharmaceutecal Companies. The high cabilbre of |
| and the largest town in the North West with a | | | | graduate from the local Institute of Technology and |
| population of over 20,000 people, swelling to a | | | | excellent training institutions playing no small part in |
| daytime population of 42,000. Sligo is a thriving | | | | Sligo's success as the commercial capital of the North |
| tourist, commercial, administrative and educational | | | | West. |
| regional centre. Its name literally translates as 'the | | | | Sligo plays host to a number of cultural events |
| place of shells' - this allegedly derives from the fact | | | | throughout the year including Sligo Arts Festival, |
| that the inhabitants of yore had a staple diet of | | | | County Fleadh, International Choral Festival, Guitar |
| shellfish and remains of those shells are to be found | | | | Festival and numerous contemporary musical festivals |
| buried in the grounds thereabout. | | | | throughout the year. |
| Sligo is serviced by a number of national primary | | | | Keeping alive Sligo's literary tradition are the Hawks |
| routes including the N17 to Galway (85 miles) and N4 | | | | Well Theatre, The Blue Raincoat Theatre, the Model |
| to Dublin (135 miles). | | | | Arts and Niland Gallery and the Yeats Theatre. |
| Sligo has a diverse landscape from majestic | | | | Many of the local pubs specialise in live music from |
| mountains such as Benbulben, Knocknarea and the | | | | Trad Sessions to Jazz, Rock and Open Mic sessions. |
| Ox Mountains to sandy beaches internationally | | | | For the sporting enthusiast there is a wide array of |
| renowned for their fantastic surf, to lush woodland | | | | activity to choose from. Sligo Sports Complex offers |
| and glistening lakes. It's most famous landmark is the | | | | various pitches, indoor basketball courts, badminton, |
| flat topped Benbulben Mountain which dominates the | | | | tennis, indoor soccer, a gymnasium and weights |
| skyline across the north of Sligo, watching over the | | | | room, and a superb swimming pool. To experience |
| traveller as they make their way north along the | | | | the great outdoors there are walking, hiking, |
| coastline through the famous seaside town of | | | | horseriding mountaineering and cycling clubs. Sligo has |
| Mullaghmore, exiting Sligo into the hills of Donegal. | | | | a number of championship golf courses along with |
| Sligo, land of heart's desire, as written by the poet | | | | numerous gaelic football, soccer and rugby clubs. |
| WB Yeats, who yearned for the serenity and peace | | | | Taking advantage of its vast coastline and inland |
| of Lough Gill and its Isle of Innisfree and the | | | | waterways one can waterski, surf, sail, scuba-dive, |
| enchanting Slish Wood close to Dooney where the | | | | take part in sea and fresh water fishing, canoe or |
| fiddler of yore entertained the merry Sligo is host to | | | | take up Olympic style rowing. |
| the internationally acclaimed Yeats Summer and | | | | For those not wanting to get their feet wet you |
| Winter schools. The Regional Arts Centre in Sligo | | | | might want to take to the skies. Sligo Airport is |
| houses a collection of his brother, Jack B Yeats | | | | home to one of Ireland's most active flying clubs with |
| paintings. | | | | courses running throughout the year there is also an |
| Steeped in history from Europe's oldest Stone Age | | | | opportunity to take up skydiving and get a birds eye |
| cemeteries at Carrowmore to Queen Maeve's grave | | | | view of the breathtaking scenery that is Sligo. |