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In ancient times most of county Sligo was referred to as Ui Ailella, though the western part was included in Luigne, and the northeast in Cairbre. The leading clans were O'Conor Sligo, O'Dowd and O'Hara. Lesser clans or septs included O'Hart, O'Boland, O'Finn, O'Scannell, O'Noone, O'Hely, McDonagh, O'Higgins, O'Devlin, O'Mohan, Taaffe, O'Colman, McGilpin, McDurkan, McKilbane, O'Tarpey, O'Conboy, O'Colman, O'Meeney, O'Spelman, O'Rafferty, McFirbis, and O'Breslin.

25 Most Common Names in Sligo: Brennan Walsh Gallagher Kelly Healy Hart McGowan O'Hara Scanlan Henry McLoughlin Feeny Higgins McDonagh Davy McDermott Gilmartin Waters Flynn O'Connor Durkin Rooney Kennedy Connolly Conway.

Sligo Publications

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SLIGO AND THE ENNISKILLENERS

Sligo Free Member Access Pages

• Sligo Genealogy Discussion Forum

Sligo Premium Resources

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• 0icp0005 SLIGO TOWN HOUSEHOLDERS 1663
  
• 0icp0015 SLIGO, ACHONRY, DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0003 SLIGO, AHAMPLISH PARISH CHURCHYARD, SODEN (with Stephens, Nicholson, Eccles) TOMBSTONE
  
• 0icp0018 SLIGO, AHAMPLISH, DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0031 SLIGO, DROMARD CATHOLIC BAPTISMS 1823
  
• 0icp0043 Sligo, Index to Landowners 1876, Surnames A-K
  
• 0not0184 Sligo, Irwin of Tanragoe (Burkes Commoners)
  
• 0icp0011 SLIGO, KILCOLMAN, FALLEENS, GRIFFITHS VALUATION
  
• 0icp0029 SLIGO, KILCOLMAN, GRIFFITHS VALUATION INDEX, CLOGHER, TAWNYMUCKLAGH, and ANNAGHBEG or MONASTERREDAN TOWNLANDS
  
• 0icp0013 SLIGO, KILCOLMAN, Monasterredan and Islands, GRIFFITHS VALUATION INDEX
  
• 0icp0021 SLIGO, KILCOLMAN, SROOVE, INDEX TO GRIFFITHS VALUATION
  
• 0icp0032 SLIGO, KILFREE, GRIFFITHS VALUATION, TOWNLANDS OF CLOONSILLAGH and MOYGARA
  
• 0icp0035 SLIGO, KILMACTEIGUE, ARDCLARE DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0039 SLIGO, KILMOREMOY, ARDNAREE DESCRIPTION 1837
  
• 0icp0026 SLIGO, SPINNING WHEEL GRANTS 1796, SELECTED NAMES