April 2012
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Me & My Baby Course
Post date: 16-Apr-2012Are you the mum of a baby 0 – 12 months? Me & My Baby 5 week course starting Friday 25th of May.
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PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID COURSE
Post date: 16-Apr-2012PAEDIATRIC FIRST AID COURSE
Are you the parent of a baby or toddler?
5 Week Course
SLIGO METHODIST HALL
Tuesday 15th May 2012 10am – 12noon
COST: €25.00 for Five Week Course
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Volunteers needed for An Post Tour of Sligo
Post date: 16-Apr-2012We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with this year's An Post Tour of Sligo on the 5th and 6th May. If you are interested in helping out you can contact Shane Hayes at shane@sligosportandrecreation.ie or call 071-9161511
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Did you know...?
- William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin in 1865, but spent most of his childhood in County Sligo. He is one of Ireland's best-known poets. In December 1923, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He is buried in Drumcliffe, Co Sligo
- Truskmore Mountain is the highest peak in Co Sligo.Truskmore lies between Sligo and Leitrim and is 2,113 feet high. It can be found in the Dartry Mountains area and is the 201st highest mountain in Ireland.
- "One is not always happy when one is good; but one is always good when one is happy." - Oscar Wilde
- You can easily stand out by smiling, while improving your happiness. In fact, smiling helps make you feel much better mentally, because it releases endorphins, which relieve pain and make you feel happy as well.
- The most yolks ever found in one chicken egg was nine!
- No one knows Albert Eistein's last words. Just before he passed, he spoke several words in German, but his nurse only knew English.
- The Irish name for Sligo is Sligeach.Shelly place. The name "Sligeach" originates from the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary. According to the Ordinance Survey letters of 1836, "cart loads of shells were found underground.
