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County Sligo.
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County
Sligo from Samuel Lewis' Topographical
Directory of Ireland 1837
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The southern lowlands are drained by the river's Moy and Owenmore. The annual rainfall is less than 120 centimeters on the lowland, but much higher on the uplands. The average temperatures are 5 °C in January and 15 °C in July. Over fifty percent of the population work in the service industries, these include education, health, and transport. Tourism is a substantial contributor to the economy especially in the town's and coastal areas. About one sixth of the population are employed in manufacturing, Sligo town and Tubbercurry being the main Center's. main products include the following in agriculture: cattle, milk, sheep, timber and in m anufacturing building materials, clothing, engineering goods, food products, medical supplies, timber products. Sligo has good road and rail connections with the rest if the Island, as well as a small port and an airport. The county is known internationally in English literature through the writings of William Butler Yeats He spent much of his time, being inspired by its landscapes and folklore. Northern Sligo is known as Yeats Country and hosts an annual Yeats Summer School, Yeats is buried at Drumcliffe, beneath Ben Bulben.
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