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County in Ireland
Photo: Joseph Christian Leyendecker (1874 - 1951), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
County Sligo (Contae Shligigh) is on the Irish coast in Northwest Ireland and Lakelands. Most of the population live in Sligo town and the county beyond is quiet, with a haunting scenery of prehistoric monuments and limestone scarps that often feature in the poetry of WB Yeats.
Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) is just south of the county. It has few flights, mostly by Ryanair from London Stansted, Luton and other UK cities, and some European destinations.
Read in the guideAll the towns are small enough to walk around, but you need wheels to reach the sights scattered around.
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Charlestown · International · NOC
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