List of people from Sligo

Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people. == Music == Perry Blake, singer and songwriter Tabby Callaghan, musician, The X Factor finalist Michael Coleman, musician Thomas Connellan, harper/composer William Connellan, harper/composer Kian Egan, member of Westlife Mark Feehily, member of Westlife Shane Filan, member of Westlife Tommy Fleming, singer Carmel Gunning, traditional Irish musician and singer Paddy Killoran, musician Naisse Mac Cithruadh, musician Maisie McDaniel, Irish country and showband singer James Morrison, musician Seamie O'Dowd, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish Mary O'Hara, singer and harpist Lisa Stanley, Irish country singer/songwriter and daughter of Maisie McDaniel == Arts and literature == Leland Bardwell, poet, novelist and playwright Mary Colum, literary critic and author Owen Connellan, scholar, RIA Thady Connellan, scholar, published Irish-English dictionary 1814 Neil Jordan, filmmaker and novelist; won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game Brian Leyden, short story writer and novelist Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, Irish scribe, author of the Great Book of Irish Genealogies Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh, historian, scribe compiler of the Yellow Book of Lecan, Great Book of Lecan Joe McGowan, author and historian Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh, Ollamh of poetry at Lissadell and crusader Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, file/poet, author of many poems in classical Dán Díreach style Jack Butler Yeats, painter and cartoonist William Butler Yeats, poet == Historical and political figures == St.

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List of people from Sligo

Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people. == Music == Perry Blake, singer and songwriter Tabby Callaghan, musician, The X Factor finalist Michael Coleman, musician Thomas Connellan, harper/composer William Connellan, harper/composer Kian Egan, member of Westlife Mark Feehily, member of Westlife Shane Filan, member of Westlife Tommy Fleming, singer Carmel Gunning, traditional Irish musician and singer Paddy Killoran, musician Naisse Mac Cithruadh, musician Maisie McDaniel, Irish country and showband singer James Morrison, musician Seamie O'Dowd, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish Mary O'Hara, singer and harpist Lisa Stanley, Irish country singer/songwriter and daughter of Maisie McDaniel == Arts and literature == Leland Bardwell, poet, novelist and playwright Mary Colum, literary critic and author Owen Connellan, scholar, RIA Thady Connellan, scholar, published Irish-English dictionary 1814 Neil Jordan, filmmaker and novelist; won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game Brian Leyden, short story writer and novelist Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, Irish scribe, author of the Great Book of Irish Genealogies Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh, historian, scribe compiler of the Yellow Book of Lecan, Great Book of Lecan Joe McGowan, author and historian Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh, Ollamh of poetry at Lissadell and crusader Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, file/poet, author of many poems in classical Dán Díreach style Jack Butler Yeats, painter and cartoonist William Butler Yeats, poet == Historical and political figures == St.

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