County Sligo

County Sligo (Contae Shligigh; lit. Shelly River) is a county in the of  in the west of the.

Location
Sligo is bordered to the west by, to the south by , and the east by.

Music tradition
County Sligo has a long history of. The south of the county is particularly noted with such musical luminaries as, , , the band and tin-whistle player. The county has many traditional music festivals and one of the most well known is the, a traditional Irish Music summer school of music and dance which is held annually in August in. On the more contemporary music scene you have, and  who are from Sligo. , about 9km west of Sligo, hosts the Strandhill Guitar Festival each year, featuring a wide varierty of guitar music and musicians.

Literary inspiration
The poet and  (1865-1939) spent much of his childhood in northern Sligo and the county's landscapes (particularly the Isle of Innisfree, in Lough Gill) were the inspiration for much of his poetry. Yeats said, "the place that has really influenced my life most is Sligo."

Towns and villages in County Sligo
The county town is (population: 17,892 ), which is home to the.