- “I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, / And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made; / Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, / And live alone in the bee-loud glade.” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), from “The Lake Isle of Innisfree”
- “As I view Sligo Bay and not so far away/ There’s Coolaney and the girl I once knew/ And my eyes start to fill as I think of Lough Gill/ In this map they have coloured in blue.” – Big Tpm McBride
- The county of Sligo is rich in the picturesque, it abounds in wild mountains, surrounding fertile fields; and though not much irrigated by rivers, it is full of lakes. – Samuel Carter Hall and Anna Maria Hall, Ireland, its scenery and character (1841-43)
- Sligo has many physical advantages: individuality of landscape, a coastline of legend, and lakes that for beauty rival those of Killarney. It has strong associations with William Butler Yeats, the poet, and with the spirit of a horse-woman countess turned rebel of the rebels, Constance Markievicz. – Bryan MacMahon 1909-1998), Here’s Ireland (1971).
- “Sligo is as an equable marriage between the geographical country and the country of the mind” – Seamus Heany, A sense of Place.
- “Where the wandering water gushes / From the hills above Glencar, / In pools among the rushes / That scarce could bathe a star…” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), from “The Stolen Child”.
- “In a sense, Sligo has always been my home… I longed for a sod of earth, from some field I knew, something of Sligo to hold in my hand.” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939).
- “The place that has really influenced my life the most is Sligo… Since then I follow my thoughts as I then followed the two dogs, the smooth and the curly, wherever they lead me.” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939).
- “Under bare Ben Bulben’s head / In Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid… / Cast a cold eye / On life, on death. / Horseman, pass by!” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939).
- “The wind has bundled up the clouds high over Knocknarea…” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), from “Red Hanrahan’s Song About Ireland”.
- “When I play on my fiddle in Dooney, / Folk dance like a wave of the sea…” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), from “The Fiddler of Dooney”.
- “Years afterwards, when I was ten or twelve years old and in London, I would remember Sligo with tears.” — William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), from his memoirs.
- “In Sligo, the mist doesn’t hide the mountains—it just makes Ben Bulben look mysterious, like it’s plotting something.” — social media).
Famous quotes from Ireland’s counties
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Musicians
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Novelists
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Poets
Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Writers
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County Sligo:
Ireland’s county Sligo is renowned for its poetic heritage and coastal scenery, with the Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery offering one of Europe’s oldest prehistoric sites. The Benbulben mountain provides striking hiking trails, while Strandhill’s beaches are ideal for surfing. Other attractions include the historic Lissadell House and its gardens. Sligo is Ireland’s 22nd largest county by size (1,796 square km) and seventh smallest by population (70,198). Population peaked at 180,886 in 1841 and reached its lowest point, 50,275 in 1971. In terms of hospitality, Sligo is Ireland’s 17th most visited tourist county with around 133,000 international visitors per year.
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