PBL Project / EFL Learning Presentation made by second-year students

1. OSCAR D.R.C.
SIMONE Z.
CLASS : II^D
SCHOOL: TORANO NUOVO

2. SLIGO
GEOGRAPHY
ADMINISTRATION
CULTURE
TOPONYM

3. The word "Sligo"
comes from the Gaelic
word Sligeach, which
literally means "place
full of shells." The name
in fact refers to the
beginning of the river
that flows through the
city before emptying
into the ocean, now
known as Garavogue,
which was rich in shells
of marine
mollusks
brought by ocean
currents in the estuary of
the river mouth. The
name was extended to
the town after that
during the construction
of numerous buildings
large quantities of shells
were found also on the
mainland.

4. The city is often referred to
as the Northern gateway
thanks to its strategic
position for transport but
also for tourism, as it is
close to the countryside,
sea, mountains and lakes
and thus considered a good
base for excursions and
trips: the slopes of Mount
Benbulben, in fact, are a
characteristic feature of the
skyline of the town. The
city is crossed by the river
Garavogue.

5. The culture of Sligo frequently refers to the
great Irish poet William Butler Yeats, celebrated
in the city with a bust with its epigraph.

6. The city's skyline is dominated by the
"Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception," a
Catholic building

7. Also very important is the City Hall, built
according to Italian Renaissance style.

8. Worth mentioning is also
the Sligo Abbey (official
name Convent of the
Holy Cross), a place of
meditation for
Dominican friars, but
also Courthouse (Court),
built in Donegal in the
Victorian era with strong
references to the London
court.

9.  Sligo is a county borough with its own Mayor
but administered by Sligo County Council.