Sligo, a town in the north-west of Ireland and county town of County Sligo, has produced noted artists, authors, entertainers, politicians and business-people. Music Perry Blake, singer and songwriter Tabby Callaghan, musician, The X Factor finalist Michael Coleman, musician Thomas Connellan, harper/composer William Connellan, harper/composer Kian Egan, member of Westlife Mark Feehily, member of Westlife Shane Filan, member of Westlife Tommy Fleming, singer Carmel Gunning, traditional Irish musician and singer Paddy Killoran, musician Naisse Mac Cithruadh, musician Maisie McDaniel, Irish country and showband singer James Morrison, musician Seamie O'Dowd, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Dervish Mary O'Hara, singer and harpist Lisa Stanley, Irish country singer/songwriter and daughter of Maisie McDaniel Arts and literature Leland Bardwell, poet, novelist and playwright Mary Colum, literary critic and author Owen Connellan, scholar, RIA Thady Connellan, scholar, published Irish-English dictionary 1814 Neil Jordan, filmmaker and novelist; won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game Brian Leyden, short story writer and novelist Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh, Irish scribe, author of the Great Book of Irish Genealogies Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fir Bhisigh, historian, scribe compiler of the Yellow Book of Lecan, Great Book of Lecan Joe McGowan, author and historian Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh, Ollamh of poetry at Lissadell and crusader Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn, file/poet, author of many poems in classical Dán Díreach style Jack Butler Yeats, painter and cartoonist William Butler Yeats, poet Historical and political figures St. Attracta of Killaraght, Irish ecclesiastic, 5th century, Saint Declan Bree, politician and social campaigner, former Labour TD for Sligo/Leitrim John J. Burns, mayor of Burlington, Vermont Frank Carty, Sligo IRA leader during the War of Independence and Irish Civil War; elected a TD for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil William Bourke Cockran, U.S. congressman Brigadier General Michael Corcoran, Union army general, American civil war Luke Duffy, trade unionist and politician Féchín of Fore, Irish ecclesiastic Michael Fenton, first Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. Patrick J. Hamrock, Colorado National Guardsman, participant in Sioux Wars and Ludlow Massacre John Jinks, politician Tuathal Mac Cormac Maelgarbh ua Cairbre, King of Ireland?, conqueror of Brega Chris MacManus, Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands–North-West Constituency Seán MacManus, former Sinn Féin Mayor of Sligo Cairbre Mac Néill, Irish king and warrior, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages Ray MacSharry, former government minister and EU Commissioner Linda Kearns MacWhinney Nurse, revolutionary and Fianna Fáil politician Constance Markievicz (née