Turlough, County Mayo
Turlough
Turlach | |
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Village | |
  Turlough Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′00″N 9°13′00″W / 53.8833333°N 9.2166667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 299 |
Turlough, (Irish: turlach, from tuar lach, meaning 'dry place': in particular, a seasonal lake)[2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, 6 km northeast of Castlebar. It is known for the presence of the Museum of Country Life (part of the National Museum of Ireland), and for its well-preserved and unusually squat round tower, built between 900 and 1200.
Turlough is also the name of the surrounding 241 acre townland. It lies along the Castlebar River (Irish: An tSiúir) just off the N5 road, and the countryside around the village is scattered with standing stones, a holy well, fulachtaí fia, and cillíní.
Facilities
Turlough village has a number of facilities to service the growing local population, including, a Pub 'The Turlough Inn' a shop, Hair Salon and a large lifestyle and garden centre with restaurant a short distance away. Turlough is also home to a branch of the National Museum of Ireland. 'The Museum of Country Life'
Gallery
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Poll an Bhallain. A collapsed cave, with native woodland around the periphery -
Round tower and church at Turlough -
Country Life Museum
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Turlough". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Turlough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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53°52′59.9694″N 9°13′6.3402″W / 53.883324833°N 9.218427833°W