78-657: Capital Crimes is the sixth novel in the Will Lee series by Stuart Woods . It was first published in 2003 by Putnam Publishing. The novel takes place in Washington D. C., a couple of years after the events in The Run . The novel continues the story of the Lee family of Delano, Georgia. It is also the first appearance of recurring villain Teddy Faye. In Capital Crimes, Will Lee finds himself in
156-556: A Hinckley T38 R power boat and was a partner in an 85-foot antique motor yacht, Enticer , built in 1935 and fully restored. Married to Jeanmarie (née Cooper) in January 2013, the couple lived with a Labrador retriever named Fred in Key West , Florida, on Mount Desert Island , in Maine, and Santa Fe , New Mexico. Note: the following titles are not written by Stuart Woods. They continue to develop
234-498: A "romantic" as a person " who is susceptible to charm" in addition to The Concise Oxford Dictionary 's definition of someone "given to romance, imagination ... visionary ... professing grandeur of picturesqueness or passion or irregular beauty to finish and proportion." Woods' first novel, Chiefs , was published in March 1981. The story was inspired by a police chief 's badge Woods had found in his grandmother's home. The badge
312-475: A Colonel Vereker were defeated at the battle of Carricknagat at Collooney by the combined Irish and French forces under General Humbert . A street in the town is named after the hero of this battle Bartholomew Teeling . The Lady Erin monument at Market Cross was erected in 1899 to mark the centenary of the 1798 Rebellion . The town suffered badly from a cholera outbreak in 1832. Scholars speculate that Bram Stoker , whose mother Charlotte Blake Thornley
390-525: A centre for the tool-making industry. The pharmaceutical industry is significant with several companies producing goods for this sector, including Abbott (Ireland) Ltd , which is among the largest employers in Sligo. Development has occurred along the River Garavogue with the regeneration of J.F.K. Parade (2000), Rockwood Parade (1993–1997), and The Riverside (1997–2006), as well as two new footbridges over
468-445: A decade. He became an accomplished and competitive sailor. His interest in this pastime and his need for financing it provided the incentive to write for publication. Woods’ initial literary efforts focused on sailing and expanded to include reviews of numerous British restaurants, inns and hotels. His seminal work Chiefs , inspired by his grandfather, a police chief, was adapted for television. Woods’ prolific Barrington series features
546-685: A further 1,937 (9.4%) did not state any religion. Sligo is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin . The main church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception which is located on Temple Street. Other Catholic churches in the town are St. Anne's Church, Cranmore and St. Joseph's Church, Ballytivnan. The town is also part of the Church of Ireland United Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh . The primary church in
624-465: A killer with a cause to die for. Will Lee (novel series) Stuart Woods (born Stuart Chevalier Lee ; January 9, 1938 – July 22, 2022) was an American novelist, known best for his first novel Chiefs and his series of novels featuring protagonist Stone Barrington. Woods was a Georgia native, entered the advertising business after college graduation and lived in England and Ireland for almost
702-498: A maize mill and grain silo, and used an innovative construction method invented by François Hennebique in 1892. It is one of the earliest examples of its type in Ireland. Sligo's climate is classified, like all of Ireland, as temperate oceanic . It is characterised by high levels of precipitation and a narrow annual temperature range. The mean yearly temperature is 9.4 degrees Celsius (49 degrees Fahrenheit). The mean January temperature
780-466: A retired Army major and Florida police chief recruited to become a CIA operative; Ed Eagle, a Santa Fe defense lawyer; William Henry Lee IV, a United States senator from Georgia who is elected President of the United States ; and Rick Barron, a police detective who becomes a security officer and later chief of production for a Hollywood movie studio in the 1930s. All of Woods' novels take place in
858-572: A strong cast of recurring characters such as his ex-partner Dino Bacchetti, frequent use of the restaurant Elaine's on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City as a setting, and Stone's frequent exploits with women, travel, and fine dining. Stone, like Woods, was also an experienced pilot and frequent references are made to his aircraft. In addition to Stone, Woods authored several other character-focused series, including Holly Barker,
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#1733093334127936-442: A yacht suitable for the race. He ordered a Golden Shamrock -based yacht from Ron Holland , and worked with him on designing the interior suitable for single-handed racing and Woods' personal needs. Since his previous sailing experience consisted of "racing a 10-foot plywood dinghy on Sunday afternoons against small children, losing regularly", Woods spent 18 months learning more about sailing and celestial navigation, while his yacht
1014-539: A year and subsequently increased that to three novels a year, at the request of his publishers. In 2014, he started publishing four times a year, in January, April, June/July, and October. Woods was a licensed, instrument-rated private pilot and bought a new Cessna Citation Mustang , his first jet airplane. He was the launch customer of the Cessna Citation M2 , taking delivery of the plane in December 2013. He owned
1092-409: Is 5.2 °C (41 °F), while the mean July temperature is 15.3 °C (60 °F). On average, the driest months are April to June while the wettest months are October to January. Rainfall averages 1131 mm (44.5 in) per year. The high rainfall means Sligo is in the temperate rainforest biome, examples of which exist around Lough Gill . The lowest temperature ever recorded in Ireland
1170-479: Is an outlier of the large group of monuments at Carrowmore on the Cúil Iorra Peninsula on the western outskirts of the town. The area around Sligo town has one of the highest densities of prehistoric archaeological sites in Ireland, and is the only place in which all classes of Irish megalithic monuments are to be found together. Knocknarea mountain, capped by the great cairn of Miosgan Maeve , dominates
1248-517: Is housed in The Niland Gallery, part of the Model centre on The Mall in Sligo. The Yeats Summer School takes place every year in the town. Sligo town has connections with Goon Show star and writer Spike Milligan , whose father was from Sligo, and a plaque was unveiled at the former Milligan family home on Sligo's Holborn Street. Traditional Irish music sessions are held in several venues in
1326-662: Is known as Griffith's Corner. During the Civil War, Sligo railway station was blown up by Anti-Treaty forces on 10 January 1923. In 1961, St. John the Baptist's Church became a cathedral of the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh after St. Mary's Cathedral in Elphin was abandoned, being destroyed by a storm four years previously. Situated on a coastal plain facing the Atlantic Ocean, Sligo
1404-566: Is located on low gravel hills on the banks of the Garavogue River between Lough Gill and the estuary of the Garavogue river leading to Sligo Bay . The town is surrounded on three sides by an arc of mountains, with the Ox Mountain ridges of Slieve Daeane and Killery Mountain to the southeast bordering Lough Gill. The flat topped limestone plateaux of Cope's, Keelogyboy and Castlegal Mountains to
1482-632: Is the Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and St. John the Baptist on John Street. The current building dates from 1730 when it was designed by the German architect Richard Cassels who was visiting to design Hazelwood House . The cathedral contains four memorials to the Pollexfen family, maternal relatives of W. B. Yeats . In the nineteenth century, Sligo experienced rapid economic growth and therefore architectural change
1560-641: Is the diocesan seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Elphin . It is in the Church of Ireland Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh . County Sligo is one of the counties that make up the province of Connacht . The county is part of the Border Region due to the fact that part of North Sligo is relatively close to ' the Border '. The Border Region in the Republic of Ireland has a population of over 500,000 people and consists of
1638-482: Is the oldest causewayed enclosure so far discovered in Britain or Ireland. It consists of a large area enclosed by a segmented ditch and palisade , and was perhaps an area of commerce and ritual. These monuments are associated with the coming of agriculture and hence the first farmers in Ireland. According to archaeologist Edward Danagher, who excavated the site, "Magheraboy indicates a stable and successful population during
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#17330933341271716-574: The Air National Guard , spending two months in basic training before moving to New York City, where he began a career in the advertising industry. Towards the end of the 1960s, Woods emigrated to England and lived in Knightsbridge , London while continuing to work in advertising. After three years in London, Woods decided to write a novel, based on an old family story that had been told to him when he
1794-603: The British Army during the War of Independence . For this reason IRA activity was limited to actions such as harassment, sabotage and jailbreaks. At various times during the war, prominent Republicans were held at the Sligo Gaol . The commander of IRA forces in Sligo was Liam Pilkington . Arthur Griffith spoke in April 1922 on the corner of O'Connell Street and Grattan Street. To this day it
1872-589: The Golden Apple , Golden Shamrock , and Golden Delicious , and "Harp" as it has long been used as a symbol of Ireland. Woods, King, and their third crewmember, Shirley Clifford, left from Portsmouth, England , for the Azores in August 1975. Clifford, who had complained of feeling ill the day before the race began, continued to feel worse, so Woods and King dropped her off on a coast guard boat near Plymouth, England , on
1950-475: The Justiciar of Ireland , is generally credited with the establishment of the medieval European-style town and port of Sligo, building Sligo Castle in 1245 . The annalists refer to the town as a sraidbhaile ('street settlement') which seems to have consisted of the castle and an attached defensive bawn in the vicinity of Quay street. A Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) was also founded by Maurice Fitzgerald and
2028-607: The Williamite War (1689–91) the town was fought over between the Jacobite Irish Army loyal to James II and Williamite forces. Patrick Sarsfield was able to capture the town and repulsed a Williamite attack to retake it; however, Sligo was later surrendered to forces under the command of Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard . In 1798, a mixed force of the Limerick Militia, Essex Fencibles and local yeomanry under
2106-420: The county town of County Sligo , Ireland, within the western province of Connacht . With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 29.5% of the county's population) and the 24th largest in the Republic of Ireland . Sligo is a commercial and cultural centre situated on the west coast of Ireland . Its surrounding coast and countryside, as well as its connections to
2184-592: The 1300 miles back to Ireland single-handedly to meet the OSTAR's qualifying cruise requirement of a minimum of 500 miles. Upon his return to Ireland in the late fall of 1975, Woods appeared on the Irish version of To Tell the Truth with Ron Holland and John McWilliam. All three men claimed to be Woods, and a panel had to guess who was lying. Only one of the four panelists guessed correctly. Preparing for his OSTAR race, he petitioned
2262-568: The Abbeyquarter on the east side to St. Johns Cathedral to the west. This seems to have been the first street laid out in the town. Burgage plots of Norman origin are also evident in the long narrow property boundaries typical of the centre of the town. The only surviving medieval building is Sligo Holy Cross Dominican Friary built in 1252. An arched tower and three sided cloister of the Abbey Church still survive. The next oldest extant building
2340-579: The County of Sligo…" The walls were never built. Sligo Abbey , actually a Dominican Friary, although a ruin, is the only medieval building left standing in the town. Much of the structure, including the choir, carved altar (the only one in situ in Ireland) and cloisters, remains. When Sir Frederick Hamilton's Parliamentarian soldiers partially sacked Sligo in 1642, the Friary was burned and many friars killed. During
2418-659: The EU (978, 4.7%) were also noted. 6,522 persons could speak the Irish language. 3,410 persons spoke a language other than Irish or English at home and, of these, Polish was the most common foreign language spoken at home, with 744 speakers. In the 2022 census , 13,226 residents (64.2%) identified their religion as Roman Catholic or Lapsed (Roman) Catholic . A further 791 (3.8%) identified as Islamic , 469 (2.3%) as Church of Ireland , Church of England , Anglican or Episcopalian and 242 as Orthodox (Greek, Coptic or Russian) . 3,100 persons (15.0%) indicated that they had no religion, and
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2496-587: The King of Connacht, Felim mac Cathal Crobderg Ua Conchobair , in 1253. This was accidentally destroyed by fire in 1414, and was subsequently rebuilt in its present form by Tighernan O’Rourke. Norman hegemony was, however, not destined to last long in Sligo. The Norman advance was halted in Sligo after the battle of Credran Cille in 1257 at Ros Ceite ( Rosses Point ) between Godfrey O'Donnell , Lord of Tirconnell , and Maurice Fitzgerald. Both commanders were mortally wounded in single combat. The Norman invasion of Tír Chonaill
2574-750: The Northern and Western Regional Assembly. Sligo Town is part of the NUTS ;3 Border Region , which recognises that part of north County Sligo is relatively close to the border with Northern Ireland . A study by the European Committee of the Regions found that the Border Region was the most exposed in Europe to the economic effects of Brexit . Sligo is a major services and shopping centre within this region. As of 2016
2652-421: The O 'Conors were a branch of the O'Conchobar dynasty of Kings of Connacht . It continued to develop within the túath (Irish territory) of Cairbre Drom Cliabh becoming the effective centre of the confederation of túatha. The other Irish túatha subject to here were Tír Fhíacrach Múaidhe , Luighne Connacht , Tir Olliol and Corann . Throughout this time Sligo was under the system of Fénechus (Brehon) law and
2730-403: The O'Conor Sligo. He was killed for a satire he wrote on the O'Haras. The annals record the death in 1561 of Naisse mac Cithruadh , the "most eminent musician that was in Éireann", by drowning on Lough Gill . In the 17th century, two brothers from County Sligo, Thomas and William Connellan from Cloonamahon, were among the last of the great Irish bards and harpists. Thomas is the author of
2808-557: The OSTAR Committee to be considered an Irish entry, as although he was an American, he had been living in Ireland for some time, had learned to sail from Irish yachtsmen on Irish boats, and his yacht was Irish designed and built. The committee agreed to allow him to be entered under Irish colors . Woods wrote an account of his OSTAR experience, and was introduced to Stanford Maritime, a London-based publishing house specializing in nautical books, by Ron Holland. Blue Water, Green Skipper
2886-428: The OSTAR, Woods met with publishers about writing a book about his experience in the OSTAR, organized sponsorship for the races, and sent invitations and press releases about the launch of his yacht to the local and national Irish media, RTÉ , The Observer , and Yachting Monthly . Golden Harp was launched June 4, 1975. "Golden" was chosen so the boat followed the naming tradition of Ron Holland's other designs,
2964-563: The St. Johns Hospital Chapel, Benbullen Rehabilitation Unit, Ballytivan. Sligo is in the Northern and Western Region , a NUTS 2 region classified as an underdeveloped "region in transition" by the EU Commission . This is an area where GDP is from 75% to 90% of the EU average. It is entitled to funding from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Operational Programmes, which are administered by
3042-540: The book were printed in hardback, but Norton did little to promote it. Woods contracted with Bantam Books to print the paperback edition. In 1983, Chiefs was adapted into a television miniseries of the same name , starring Charlton Heston , Danny Glover , Billy Dee Williams , Keith Carradine , Brad Davis , Stephen Collins , Paul Sorvino , Lane Smith , Paula Kelly and John Goodman , with production filming taking place in Chester, South Carolina . CBS broadcast
3120-778: The book; 91 establishments in England, 13 in Scotland, eight in Wales, and 26 in Ireland. The two places in the British Isles that he did not visit were Northern Ireland , saying that he did not feel comfortable recommending any place where he was afraid to visit, and the Channel Islands due to a lack of available time. Originally titled A Lover's Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland Woods realised married couples may feel alienated, and changed it to A Romantic's Guide ... , defining
3198-418: The city of Nagnata on Claudius Ptolemy 's second century A.D. co-ordinate map of the world. During the early medieval period, the site of Sligo was eclipsed by the importance of the great monastery founded by Columcille 5 miles to the north at Drumcliff . By the 12th century, there was a bridge and a small settlement in existence at the site of the present town. The Norman knight Maurice Fitzgerald ,
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3276-476: The counties of Cavan , Donegal , Leitrim , Louth and Monaghan . The town consists of a medieval core street layout, but with mainly 19th-century buildings, many of which are of architectural merit. The town has a High Street which descends from the south of the town and terminates in a market flare at the Market Cross, a pattern typical of Norman street layouts. Here it meets the east west road leading from
3354-560: The detective-lawyer, aided by a recurring cast of supporting characters, who handles lucrative cases which his law firm otherwise would rather not be associated with. Woods broadened his pastimes to include piloting and yachting, and maintained residences in several states. Stuart Woods was born in Manchester, Georgia , and graduated in 1959 from the University of Georgia , with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. After graduation, he enrolled in
3432-522: The diocese is the St John the Baptist Cathedral, Sligo which is located on John Street. Sligo Presbyterian Church is located on Church Street and Sligo Methodist Church is located on Wine Street. There is also a small Baptist church at Cartron Village, Rosses Point Road. The Sligo-Leitrim Islamic Cultural Centre (SLICC) is located on Mail Coach Road. The Indian Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church meets at
3510-510: The door bears the inscription "Ireland sober, is Ireland free". The Model School, now the Model Arts & Niland Gallery , was built by James Owen of the Board of Works to provide education to all denominations between 1857 and 1863, it was to serve as a model for other schools throughout the country. The former Batchelors factory on Deep Water Quay is an industrial building which was built in 1905 as
3588-454: The final centuries of the fifth millennium and the first centuries of the fourth millennium BC". Danagher's work also documented a Bronze Age Henge at Tonafortes (beside the Carraroe roundabout) on the southern outskirts of Sligo town. Sligo Bay is an ancient natural harbour, being known to Greek , Phoenician and Roman traders as the area is thought by some to be the location marked as
3666-585: The late 16th century when, during the Elizabethan conquest, it was selected as the county town for the newly shired County of Sligo. An order was sent by the Elizabethan Government to Sir Nicholas Malby , Knight, wanting him to establish "apt and safe" places for the keeping of the Assizes & Sessions, with walls of lime & stone, in each county of Connacht, "judging that the aptest place be in Sligo, for
3744-488: The mid-15th century the town and port had grown in importance. It traded with Galway, Bristol , France and Spain. Amongst the earliest preserved specimens of written English in Connacht is a receipt for 20 marks, dated August 1430, paid by Saunder Lynche and Davy Botyller, to Henry Blake and Walter Blake, customers of "ye King and John Rede, controller of ye porte of Galvy and of Slego". Sligo continued under Gaelic control until
3822-617: The middle of a tangled web of intrigue and danger, politics and power. Now at the pinnacle of his career, serving as president of the United States, Lee is faced with a most unusual task - that of marshaling federal law enforcement agencies to catch an assassin who is picking off some of the nation's high-level politicos. When a prominent conservative politician with a shady reputation is expertly killed at his lakeside cabin, authorities can come up with no suspects and even less hard evidence. But then, within days, two other, seemingly isolated deaths (achieved by very different means) are feared linked to
3900-581: The miniseries over three nights, and it was nominated for three Emmy Awards and one Eddie Award . Its success sparked interest in the paperback, and Woods was awarded the Edgar Award in the "Best First Novel" category from the Mystery Writers of America . In 2014, a celebration of the filming of Chiefs was organized in Chester by Catherine Fleming Bruce in collaboration with local organizations. Woods
3978-500: The north and northeast and the singular hill of Knocknarea with its Neolithic cairn to the west and the distinctive high plateau of Benbulben to the north. Sligo is an important bridging point on the main north–south route between Ulster and Connacht . It is the county town of County Sligo and is in the Barony of Carbury (formerly the Gaelic túath of Cairbre Drom Cliabh ). Sligo
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#17330933341274056-455: The poet W. B. Yeats , have made it a tourist destination. Sligo is the anglicisation of the Irish name Sligeach , meaning "abounding in shells" or "shelly place". It refers to the abundance of shellfish found in the river and its estuary, and from the extensive shell middens in the vicinity. The river now known as the Garavogue ( Irish : An Gharbhóg ), perhaps meaning "little torrent",
4134-403: The poorhouse... I remain your affectionate father, Owen Larkin. Be sure answer this by return of post. The early years of the century saw much industrial unrest as workers in the Port of Sligo fought for better pay and conditions. This resulted in two major strikes, in 1912 and, in 1913 the prolonged Sligo dock strike . Both ended in victory for the workers. Sligo Town was heavily garrisoned by
4212-448: The river estuary at Sligo, around the coast to the river at Ballysadare Bay, is rich in marine resources which were utilised as far back as the Mesolithic period. The importance of Sligo's location in prehistory is demonstrated by the abundance of ancient sites close by and even within the town. For example, Sligo town's first roundabout was constructed around a megalithic passage tomb at Abbeyquarter North in Garavogue Villas. This
4290-423: The river, one on Rockwood Parade (1996) and one on The Riverside (1999). Sligo has a variety of independent shops and shopping malls. There is a retail park in Carraroe, on the outskirts of Sligo. The culture of County Sligo, especially of North Sligo, was an inspiration on both poet and Nobel laureate W. B. Yeats and his brother, the artist and illustrator Jack Butler Yeats . A collection of Jack B. Yeats's art
4368-407: The same ruthless murderer. With the help of his CIA director wife, Kate Rule Lee, Will trails the most clever and professional of killers before he can strike again. From a quiet D.C. suburb to the corridors of power to a deserted island hideaway, Will, Kate, and maverick FBI agent Robert Kinney track their man and set a trap with extreme caution and care-and await the most dangerous kind of quarry,
4446-412: The same universe, and characters frequently appear in other series. Woods has published a memoir, a travel book, and 44 novels in a 37-year career, and had 29 consecutive The New York Times best sellers in hardback. Two completed novels were awaiting publication in January and April, 2011, and he then signed another three-book deal with Putnam. At one time in his literary output, Woods wrote two novels
4524-410: The second day of the race. They arrived in Horta after sailing 1400 miles for 15 1 ⁄ 2 days. They were the smallest and last boat to finish, other than four boats that had retired from the race, but were disqualified for not competing with the full crew complement that had begun the race. King returned to Ireland almost immediately, but Woods spent a month in Horta before sailing Golden Harp
4602-481: The service sector is the primary employment sector in the county, employing 18,760 (71.7%) of workforce. Industry and construction makes up 17% (4,427) of employment, and agriculture, forestry and fishing 7.2% (1,868). The total number employed is 26,002. 3,843 people are employed in agency assisted ( IDA ) companies. Sligo borough labour catchment as of 2016 is 21,824. 92% of enterprises in Sligo are micro-enterprises of 10 or fewer employees. Sligo has traditionally been
4680-401: The skyline to the west of the town. Cairns Hill on the southern edge of the town also has two very large stone cairns. Excavations for the National Roads Authority (NRA) for the N4 Sligo Inner Relief Road in 2002 revealed an early Neolithic causewayed enclosure . Built around 4000 B.C., the Magheraboy causewayed enclosure is located on high ground overlooking the town from the south. This
4758-405: The story lines created by Woods. -These novels also feature Stone Barrington- Note: the following titles are not written by Stuart Woods. They continue to develop the story lines created by Woods. Unintended Consequences Sligo Sligo ( / ˈ s l aɪ ɡ oʊ / SLY -goh ; Irish : Sligeach [ˈʃl̠ʲɪɟəx] , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and
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#17330933341274836-426: The streets grass-grown and five-eighths of the population dead. We had great reason to thank God who had spared us. The Great Famine between 1847 and 1851 caused over 30,000 people to emigrate through the port of Sligo. On the Quays, overlooking the Garavogue River , is a cast bronze memorial to the emigrants. This is one of a suite of three sculptures commissioned by the Sligo Famine Commemoration Committee to honour
4914-447: The summer of 1966 in Castine, Maine , when friends had taken him on their boat. He joined Galway Bay Sailing Club, and learned to sail in one of the club's Mirrors . Woods purchased a Mirror for himself and named it Fred , after his dog. After tiring of cruising around bays, he entered novice competitions around Galway Bay . Unable to find a reliable person to form his crew, Woods recruited any passing teenager to join him. He entered
4992-451: The town. In the early 13th century, the poet and crusader Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh kept a school of poetry at Lissadell north of Sligo town. He was Ollamh Fileadh (High Poet) to the Ó Domhnaill kings of Tír Chonaill . The school appears to have been dissolved after the Norman invasion. In the 16th century, the poet Tadhg Dall Ó hÚigínn wrote many praise poems in strict Dán Díreach metre for local chiefs and patrons such as
5070-458: The victims of the Great Famine . A plaque in the background tells one family's sad story: I am now, I may say, alone in the world. All my brothers and sisters are dead and children but yourself... We are all ejected out of Mr. Enright's ground... The times was so bad and all Ireland in such a state of poverty that no person could pay rent. My only hope now rests with you, as I am without one shilling and as I said before I must either beg or go to
5148-412: The week-long National Championships at Lough Derg , and finished 39th out of a fleet of 60. It was Woods' best result of the season. The following year, Woods sailed in as many races as he could leading up to the Mirror National Championships in Sligo . After retiring from the first race, he finished in 25th place out of 70 boats in the second race, and finished eighth in the third race. The fourth race
5226-400: Was a child, and moved to Ireland. He moved into a converted barn on the grounds of Lough Cutra Castle near Gort, County Galway , and lived a near-solitary existence, except for spending two days a week in Dublin writing television commercials and print advertisements . Soon after settling in Ireland in 1973, Woods took up a new hobby of sailing , an activity that had interested him since
5304-532: Was abandoned after this. In 1289 a survey indicates there were 180 burgesses in the town. The Normans had laid a foundation that was to last. The town is unique in Ireland in that it is the only Norman-founded Irish town to have been under almost continuous native Irish control throughout the Medieval period. Despite Anglo-Norman attempts to retake it, it became the administrative centre of the O'Conor Sligo ( O'Conchobar Sligigh ) confederation of Iochtar Connacht (Lower Connacht) by 1315 AD. Also called Clan Aindrias,
5382-485: Was among the presenters. The Chester newspaper reprinted coverage of Woods' visit to the city on the occasion of his death in 2022. Woods' most prolific series of novels focus on Stone Barrington, a former NYPD detective turned lawyer, who is of counsel to a prestigious law firm and handles sensitive cases for the firm's prominent clients, but cases with which the firm nonetheless does not wish to be publicly associated. As such, Barrington commands exorbitant fees, and
5460-581: Was being built in Cork . He gained more boating experience by sailing from Ireland to England as part of the crew on STY Creidne , a training ship purchased by the Irish government for the Irish Naval Service , Irish Mist II , Ron Holland's Golden Apple , and as many other yachts that would accept him, amassing 1200 miles of offshore experience. He entered the August 1975 Multihull Offshore Cruising and Racing Association (MOCRA) Azores Race and asked fellow Galway Bay Sailing Club member Commander Bill King to join him. To finance his MOCRA Azores Race and
5538-468: Was cancelled due to high winds and the number of teenaged entrants. He finished the event 29th out of 70 boats, and his crewmate and he were given a special prize for being the oldest and heaviest crew. For the rest of the season, he sailed around Ireland with a friend on a Snapdragon 24, and decided to compete in the 1976 Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (OSTAR). In the fall of 1974, Woods's grandfather died and bequeathed him enough money to buy
5616-513: Was originally called the Sligeach. It is listed as one of the seven "royal rivers" of Ireland in the ninth century AD tale The Destruction of Da Dergas Hostel . The river Slicech is also referenced in the Annals of Ulster in 1188. The Ordnance Survey letters of 1836 state that "cart loads of shells were found underground in many places within the town where houses now stand". The whole area, from
5694-458: Was probably (there are no records and the family lived in both Sligo and Ballyshannon ) born in Sligo in 1818 and experienced the epidemic first hand, was influenced by her stories when he wrote his famous novel, Dracula . The family lived on Correction Street in the town. After fleeing to Ballyshannon, Charlotte wrote: At the end of that time, we were able to live in peace till the plague had abated and we could return to Sligo. There, we found
5772-561: Was published in 1977. The American publishing rights were sold to W.W. Norton . Woods' second book was to be written about the 1977 Round Britain Yacht Race, but the book was cancelled because of light winds and calms during the race. He persuaded his publishers to allow him to change the scope of the book, and spent the summer driving 12,000 miles around Great Britain and Ireland, writing a guidebook to country restaurants, inns, and hotels. He visited over 150 establishments, and included 138 in
5850-489: Was rapid. This was marked by the erection of many public buildings. These include Sligo Town Hall , designed by William Hague in a Lombardo-Romanesque style. Sligo Courthouse on Teeling street is an asymmetrical Neo-Gothic building designed by Rawson Carroll and built in 1878. The Gilooly Memorial Hall is an austere building on Temple Street built as a memorial to the Temperance campaigner Bishop Gillooly. His statue above
5928-412: Was ruled by the Gaelic system of an elected Rí túath (territory king/lord), and an assembly known as an oireacht. Through competition between Gaelic dynasties for the lucrative port duties of Sligo, the town was burned, sacked or besieged approximately 49 times during the medieval period, according to the annals of Ireland. These raids seem to have had little effect on the development of the town, as by
6006-450: Was stained with blood and pockmarked by buckshot. It had belonged to his grandfather, who died wearing it 10 years before Woods was born. He submitted the first 100 pages and an outline to three publishers, all of whom turned him down, before W. W. Norton bought the publishing rights for $ 7,500. He later stated it was a mistake to sell the book unfinished, as he could have gotten much more money had it been completed. About 20,000 copies of
6084-500: Was −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) at Markree Castle, County Sligo, on 16 January 1881. Sligo had a population of 19,199 in 2016 and 20,608 in 2022, a growth of 7.3% according to the census. From the 2022 population, 9,969 were males and 10,639 females. Irish citizens made up 79.6% of the population with Polish (542 persons or 2.6%), British (311, 1.5%) and Indian (255, 1.2%) as the next largest declared citizenships. People from other EU countries (674, 3.3%) and those from elsewhere outside
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