This is a short, yet very rare publication by the Sligo Chronicle newspaper.
It contains a complete business directory for Sligo in 1878. It also contains a
very detailed set of "Local memoranda" concerning the county, including a
history of Sligo county and details about Sligo town, and the towns of Rosses
Point, Ballymote, Collooney, Ballisodare, and Easky. This is followed by a
comprehensive listing of all the people associated with the various
administrative bodies in the county, including MPs, judiciary, Sligo
corporation, Harbour Board, Sligo Union, Tobercurry Union, Dromore West Union,
Sligo & Leitrim Asylum, County Infirmary, religious establishments, schools and
the army.
However the real value of this publication is the range of unusual topics it
covers. It has a section on "Profitable thoughts" containing many poems, a
section on famous men and women from the county, and more. The book also
includes an extraordinary calendar for the year ahead, which contains articles
on a divers range of topics both local and international, with 15 illustrations.
While only 84 pages, this is a useful book for those studying Sligo and its
people.
