Hi Pat; The N.C. Gazetteer, on page 458: Sligo, community in n Currituck County on the w side of Tull Creek. Named by a Methodist ciucuit rider from Sligo, Ireland, who visited the area in 1783. Hope this helps. Will in Phoenix On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 15:35:43 -0500, you wrote: >My mother-in-law was supposed to have been born in Sligo, N.C. Does anyone >have any idea where this is? We're stumped. Someone said it might have been >annexed into Va. >Regards, >Pat Sherwood >