See also:

• SLING (from M. Eng. slingen, to fling, throw with a jerk, Icel. slyngva, cf. Ger. schlingen, to twist)

SLING (from M. Eng. slingen, to fling, throw with a jerk, Icel. slyngva, cf. Ger. schlingen, to twist)  , an See also:

• IMPLEMENT (Lat. implementum, a filling up, from implere, to fill)

implement for casting missiles, also from its resemblance in See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form to the implement, a See also:

• HANGING

hanging See also:

• LOOP

loop used as a support for a wounded See also:

• LIMB

limb, a See also:

• CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain with hooks used for raising or lowering heavy goods or See also:

• OBJECTS

objects, &c . The See also:

• SLING (from M. Eng. slingen, to fling, throw with a jerk, Icel. slyngva, cf. Ger. schlingen, to twist)

sling as a weapon is probably the earliest form of See also:

• DEVICE

device known to mankind by which an increase of force and range was given to the See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm of a thrower of missiles . Sling stones from the See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age have been frequently found (see ARMS AND See also:

• ARMOUR, PHILIP DANFORTH (1832-1901)

ARMOUR) . The form of the weapon is of two kinds; the sling proper consists of a small strap or socket of See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather or hide to which two cords are attached; the slinger holds the two ends in one See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand, whirls the socket and missile rapidly See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head and, loosing one See also:

• CORD (derived through the Fr. corde, from the Lat. chorda, Gr. xop(5rt, the string of a musical instrument)

cord sharply, despatches the missile; the other type is the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff sling, in which the sling itself is attached to a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short staff, held in both hands . This was used for heavier missiles especially in See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege operations during the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle ages . There are many references to slings and to slingers in the See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible; the See also:

• LEFT

left-handed slingers of See also:

• BENJAMIN
• BENJAMIN, JUDAHPHILIP (1811-1884)

Benjamin were famous (See also:

• JUDGES, THE BOOK OF

Judges xx.16) . The See also:

• ASSYRIAN

Assyrian monuments show the sling of the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary type and slingers were used in the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, but not before the 8th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century B.C . The sling (Gr. vrPevS6vl7, See also:

• LAT

Lat. funda) is not mentioned in See also:

• HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

Homer; See also:

• HERODOTUS (c. 484-425 B.C.)

Herodotus (vii . 158) speaks of the slingers in the army offered by Gelon to serve against the Persians; it seems to have been a weapon chiefly used by See also:

• BARBARIAN (Gr. fap/3apos)

barbarian troops . The Acarnanians, however, were See also:

• EXPERT (Lat. expertus, from experiri, to try)

expert slingers (Thuc. ii . 81), and so also were the See also:

• ACHAEANS ('AXaioi, Lat. Achivi)

Achaeans, who later invented the sling which discharged a See also:

• SHAFT
• SHAFT (O. Eng., sceaft, from scafan, to shave; the word is common to Teutonic languages)

shaft with an See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron See also:

• BOLT

bolt head (See also:

• LIVY [Thus L1v1us] (59 B.C.—A.D: 17)

Livy xlii . 65, from See also:

• POLYBIUS (c. 204–122 B.C.)

Polybius) .

In the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman army by the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of the Punic See also:

• WARS

Wars the slingers (funditores) were auxiliaries from See also:

• GREECE

Greece, See also:

• SYRIA

Syria and See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa . The Balearic islanders, who were in See also:

• HANNIBAL
• HANNIBAL (" mercy " or " favour of Baal ")

Hannibal's army, were always famous as slingers . In See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval times the sling was much used in the Frankish army, especially in defending trenches, while the staff-sling was used against fortifications See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries, and there is an important See also:

• BUTTER (Lat. butyrum, Gr. 0obrvpov, apparently connected with $ous, cow, and rvpbs, cheese, but, according to the New English Dictionary, perhaps of Scythian origin)

butter-See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market . Monthly fairs are held . See also:

• SLIGO

Sligo is a centre of, See also:

• SALMON
• SALMON, GEORGE (1819-1904)

salmon and See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-fishing industries . The Dominican See also:

• ABBEY (Lat. abbatia; from Syr. abba, father)
• ABBEY, EDWIN AUSTIN (1852– )

Abbey, founded in 1252 by See also:

• MAURICE (1521–1553)
• MAURICE (MAURICIUS FLAVIUS TIBERIUS) (c. 539–602)
• MAURICE [or MAURITIUS], ST (d. c. 286)
• MAURICE, JOHN FREDERICK DENISON (1805-1872)

Maurice See also:

• FITZGERALD
• FITZGERALD, EDWARD (1809–1883)
• FITZGERALD, LORD E
• FITZGERALD, LORD EDWARD (1763-1798)
• FITZGERALD, LORD THOMAS (loth earl of Kildare), (1513-1537)
• FITZGERALD, RAYMOND, or REDMOND (d. ca. 1182)

Fitzgerald, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord-See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

Justice, is one of the finest monastic ruins in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . It was partly destroyed by See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire in 1414 and again in 1642 . Three sides of the cloisters remain, and the lofty quadrangular See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower at the junction of the See also:

• NAVE

nave and See also:

• CHANCEL (through O. Fr. from Lat. plur. cancelli, dim. of cancer, grating, lattice, probably connected with an Indo-European root Kar-, to bend; cf. circus, curve, &c.)

chancel is entire . The See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east window is of the date of the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original structure . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church is the Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral (1869) for the See also:

• DIOCESE (formed on Fr. diocese, in place of the Eng. form diocess—current until the 19th century—from Lat. dioecesis, med. Lat. variant diocesis, from Gr. Swucio•tc, " house-keeping," " administration," &miceas, " to keep house," " to govern ")

diocese of Elphin in the See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

Norman See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style with a finely sculptured See also:

• DOORWAY (corresponding to the Gr. Iran, Lat. porte)

doorway . There is also a Roman Catholic See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college . A See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle was built at Sligo by Maurice Fitzgerald in 1242, which in 1270 was taken and destroyed by O'Donnel; in 1310 it was rebuilt by See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard, See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• ULSTER
• ULSTER, EARLS OF

Ulster, and was again partly destroyed in 1369 and 1394 .

Of this and the walls with which the See also:

• TOWN

town was fortified there are no remains . See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

Early in the reign of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James I. the town received a market and two See also:

• ANNUAL

annual fairs; in 1613 it was incorporated and received the privileges of a See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

borough; and in 1621 it received a See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter of the See also:

• STAPLE

staple . In 1641 it was besieged by the See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

Parliamentary forces under See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• COOTE, SIR EYRE (1726-1783)

Coote, but was afterwards evacuated, and occupied by the Royalists till the termination of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war . In ,688 it declared in favour of James II., and, after being captured by the Enniskilleners, was retaken by See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• SARSFIELD, PATRICK (? -1693)

Sarsfield, but ultimately surrendered to the earl of Granard . The borough was disfranchised in 1870 . Under the See also:

• LOCAL

Local See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

Government (Ireland) See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act, 1898 it retains its See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor and See also:

• CORPORATION (from Lat. corporare, to form into a body, corpus, corporis)

corporation, but the latter has practically the status of an See also:

• URBAN
• URBAN (Urbanus)

urban See also:

• DISTRICT

district See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council . in the e4th century . They were used down to the 16th and 17th centuries to throw grenades .