Education
PrintCo. Sligo VEC is a key provider of education services at different levels to the people of County Sligo. Sligo VEC's Adult Education Provision offers a broad range of subjects at different levels to suit a wide variety of people. Courses include those of a Hobby and Leisure nature, with other courses leading to Certification and a possible route to employment and /or into Further Education.
Click here to view Co Sligo VEC's 2011-2016 Education Plan.
CGO CO SHLIGIGH PLEAN OIDEACHAIS 2011-2016
Need help?
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Michael BurkeAdult Education Officer071 9138307mburke@sligovec.ie
Courses at SligoVEC
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DAY: Monday from 7pm to 8.30pm
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Start Date: Friday 16th November 2012
Time: 10am - 12noon
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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.
