100 Treasures of Sligo

The Sligoe 400 History Committee under the auspices of Sligo Borough Council have completed a commemorative Sligoe 400 exhibition covering 400 years of Sligo’s history.

This Exhibition covers:
The Borough of Sligo
Aspects of its history over 400 years

Sligoe 400 commemorates the granting of The Charter of Sligo. The process of the incorporation of the Borough of Sligoe which was formally given assent on the 26th September 1612 and resulted in the creation of the Borough of Sligoe on the 20th March 1613, by virtue of the Letters Patent granted.

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    1. Introduction
    2. The Borough of Sligo – Physical Development
    3. Charters and Patent Holders
    4. Population and Demography
    5. Provosts and Mayors
    6. Sligo Port 
    7. Transport
    8. Utilities – Gas/Water
    9. Public Buildings
    10. Religious Buildings
    11. Merchant Princes of Sligo
    12. Prominent Sligonians
    13. Wynnes of Hazelwood
    14. The Cromwellian and Jacobite Wars
    15. Military – Garrison Town
    16. Crime and Punishment – Gaol
    17. Disease and Famine
    18. First and Second World Wars
    19. Civil War – “The Troubles” – In Sligo Town 1921-1923
    20. Proportional Representation
    21. Sport in Sligo