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Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people.
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Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people.
Sinn Féin is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Tom Maguire was an Irish republican who held the rank of commandant-general in the Western Command of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led the South Mayo flying column.
County Sligo is a county in Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 70,198 at the 2022 census. It is noted for Benbulben Mountain, one of Ireland's most distinctive natural landmarks.
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh was an Irish republican political and military leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1962, president of Sinn Féin from 1970 to 1983, and president of Republican Sinn Féin from 1987 to 2009.
Events from the year 1957 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1953 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1952 in Ireland.
Events from the year 1922 in Ireland.
John Joe McGirl was an Irish republican, a Sinn Féin politician, and the Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army.
Mac Aodhagáin, is an Irish Gaelic clan of Brehons who were hereditary lawyers - firstly to the Ó Conchobhair Kings of Connacht, and later to the Burkes of Clanricarde.
Joseph Edward "Joe" MacManus, was a volunteer in the Sligo Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. He was killed during a shoot-out after his unit attempted a killing in Mulleek near Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
John Joseph Clancy was an Irish politician and Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) of the First Dáil for Sligo North from 1918 to 1921.
Summerhill College is a Roman Catholic voluntary secondary school for boys located in the town of Sligo in north-west Ireland.
Seán MacManus is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, and was the national chairperson of the party from 1984 to 1990.
Alexander McCabe was an Irish Sinn Féin politician.
John Joe Rice was an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry South constituency from 1957 to 1961.
Martin Bernard McGowan was an Irish politician and teacher.
The surname McDonagh, also spelled MacDonagh is from the Irish language Mac Dhonnchadha, and is now one of the rarer surnames of Ireland.
Matthew Carthy is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since the 2020 general election. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Midlands–North-West constituency from 2014 to 2020.
Chris MacManus is an Irish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Midlands–North-West constituency from March 2020 to July 2024. He is a member of Sinn Féin, part of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Sligo Weekender, 24 June 2003.