Keep Calm and Love Sligo

Keep Calm and Love Sligo

The famous ‘Keep Calm’ range with an Irish twist featuring County Sligo.

County Sligo

Sligeach, meaning “abounding in shells” is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland within the western province of Connacht. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2014 it is the largest urban centre in the northwest of Ireland.

Despite its relatively small size, it is a historic, cultural, commercial, industrial, retail and service centre of regional importance. Served by established rail, port and road links, Sligo exerts a significant influence on its hinterland. It is also a popular tourist destination, being situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty, with many literary and cultural associations.

Situated on the coastal plain facing the Atlantic Ocean, the town is located on low gravel hills on the banks of the Garavogue river between Lough Gill and the estuary leading to Sligo Bay. The Harbour and the city are surrounded by a mountainous skyline, with the ridges of Slieve Daeane and Killery Mountain to the south-east, Cope’s and Keelogyboy Mountains to the northeast, the highly distinctive Knocknarea to the west and Benbulbin to the north. Sligo is also the birthplace of Irish Poet WB Yeats.

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