Ireland

County Sligo

County Sligo, or Sligeach in Irish, is located in the border region of Ireland. We are home to Benbulben Mountain, which is said to be Ireland’s most distinctive and shady valleys dominate the landscape here. Our county town is Sligo and we have a population of approximately 65,393. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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What is a Parish? We classify a Parish by the Civil Parish geographical boundaries, the basis upon which the Griffith’s Valuation and other land and tax records were created in the 19th and 20th Century. Find my Parish

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Ancestors from Sligo

Find out about people who lived in Sligo and their descendants.

John McManus

Sligo DOB: 1st January 1790

John Charles Macniffe

Sligo DOB: 1st August 1853

Patrick Keighron

Sligo DOB: 1st January 1814

Bernard Brian White

Sligo DOB: 1st January 1829

Buildings from Sligo

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Lissadell House with Benbulbin n the distance — Lissadell House

Timeline from Sligo

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Sligo.

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1846

1st Jan 1846

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Sligo Message Board

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Sligo Local Guide

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Treanmore Townland

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