Sligo

//ˈslaɪɡəʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A county of Ireland.

    "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. 2
    A town in County Sligo, Ireland.

Example

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"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."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

republic of ireland

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