Series: Understanding Sligo

Sligo read through its place-names, landscape and stories, beginning with its last untranslated name: the stream on the Sligo–Leitrim border that appears to flow backwards.

  • Sligo, the Odyssey, and the Stream that Flows Backwards

    Sligo, the Odyssey, and the Stream that Flows Backwards

    A disguised kingdom: Ó hEoghusa’s Odyssey, and what it says about being unrecognised. Understanding Sligo Series -1 First published in 2017 and since updated. Sligo’s last untranslated native name, and the failure of Sligos heritage protection. The Waterfall There is…

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