Sligo

English

Etymology

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslaɪɡəʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

Sligo

  1. A county of Ireland.
    • 2018, Sally Rooney, “Three Months Later (November 2011)”, in Normal People:
      In the Workmans the other night, Connell told a girl he was from Sligo and she made a funny face and said: Yeah, you look like it.
  2. A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

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