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<p> 1, a maritime county of North-West Ireland, in the province of Connaught; fronts the Atlantic on the N. between Mayo (W.) and Leitrim (E.), [[Roscommon]] forming the S. boundary; the land, sloping N. to the coast from the Ox Mountains, is chiefly under grass for cattle pasture, and divided into small holdings; [[Sligo]] Bay is a fine sheet of water, and in the S. and E. are the picturesque Loughs [[Arrow]] and Gill; the manufacture of coarse woollens and linens and fishing are the principal industries; the Moy, Owenmore, and Garvogue are navigable rivers. 2, At the mouth of the Garvogue stands Sligo, the county town, 137 m. NW. of Dublin; has ruins of a 13th-century [[Dominican]] abbey, a | Sligo <ref name="term_79749" /> | ||
==References == | <p> 1, a maritime county of [[North-West]] Ireland, in the province of Connaught; fronts the Atlantic on the N. between [[Mayo]] (W.) and Leitrim (E.), [[Roscommon]] forming the S. boundary; the land, sloping N. to the coast from the [[Ox]] Mountains, is chiefly under grass for cattle pasture, and divided into small holdings; [[Sligo]] Bay is a fine sheet of water, and in the S. and E. are the picturesque Loughs [[Arrow]] and Gill; the manufacture of coarse woollens and linens and fishing are the principal industries; the Moy, Owenmore, and Garvogue are navigable rivers. 2, At the mouth of the Garvogue stands Sligo, the county town, 137 m. NW. of Dublin; has ruins of a 13th-century [[Dominican]] abbey, a Roman [[Catholic]] cathedral, and exports cattle, corn, butter, &c. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79749"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sligo Sligo from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79749"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/sligo Sligo from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 15 October 2021
Sligo [1]
1, a maritime county of North-West Ireland, in the province of Connaught; fronts the Atlantic on the N. between Mayo (W.) and Leitrim (E.), Roscommon forming the S. boundary; the land, sloping N. to the coast from the Ox Mountains, is chiefly under grass for cattle pasture, and divided into small holdings; Sligo Bay is a fine sheet of water, and in the S. and E. are the picturesque Loughs Arrow and Gill; the manufacture of coarse woollens and linens and fishing are the principal industries; the Moy, Owenmore, and Garvogue are navigable rivers. 2, At the mouth of the Garvogue stands Sligo, the county town, 137 m. NW. of Dublin; has ruins of a 13th-century Dominican abbey, a Roman Catholic cathedral, and exports cattle, corn, butter, &c.
