Republic of Ireland local authorities-County Sligo - Statistics

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Distinctive and highly scenic flat-topped mountain that is the setting of multiple Irish legends; it is arguably the county's most recognisable landmark Benbulbin
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Located 11 km south of Sligo, this small town was formerly a major railway junction, where the lines of three companies met Collooney
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Village in which the above is buried in the cemetery of St Columba's Church of Ireland Drumcliffe
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Within this quiet town you'll find a Blue Flag beach, seaweed baths and a glamping site with all sorts of unusual accommodation, including a tank and a Boeing 767! Enniscrone
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Mountain believed to be the burial site of Queen Meabh Knocknarea
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Scenic lake home to Innisfree island, setting for the poem 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' which is featured in Irish passports Lough Gill
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Mountain range with the same name as a large, woolly animal Ox Mountains
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Beach town home to a yacht club, sea shanty festival and links golf course, at the end of a peninsula of the same name Rosses Point
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Renowned and highly influential poet associated with the county, whose most popular nickname is derived from him W.B. Yeats
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These huge Neolithic passage tombs are located on high ground in the Bricklieve mountains; unfortunately they are threatened by visitors and in need of protection Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery
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These beautiful limestone caves have featured in many Irish myths Caves of Kesh
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Classiebawn Castle, an attractive Scottish baronial mansion on the Mullaghmore peninsula, was built for this Victorian era British Prime Minister Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
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Born in Ballymote, this virtuoso fiddler is known for his flamboyant, quick paced style of performance Michael Coleman
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Director of highly acclaimed films such as The Crying Game, The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto Neil Jordan
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With its etymology deriving from the anglicisation of Sligeach, what does it translate to? Place of shells
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