Toorlestraun or Tourlestrane () is a village in
County Sligo
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,
Ireland
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.
Village
The village of Tourlestrane itself is the smaller of the two villages in the parish of
Kilmactigue
Kilmactigue, also Kilmacteige (), is a townland and Catholic parish in County Sligo, Ireland. Kilmacteige is also a civil parish.
The Catholic parish, in the Diocese of Achonry, covers the villages of Aclare, Banada and Tourlestrane, as wel ...
, the other being
Aclare
Aclare () is a village in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and the main village in the parish of Kilmactigue. Formerly, the village of Aclare was not part of the same-named townland, but straddled the border of the adjacent townlands ...
. It is a market centre for local dairy farmers, and the location of the main parish church.
The townland of Clooncagh (''Cluain Chatha'' meaning "meadow of the battle") is located near the village and known for a 15th-century battle between two warring clans.
Transport
Bus Éireann
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Fridays-only route 479 links the village with
Sligo
Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and 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 2 ...
via
Coolaney
Coolaney () is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Coolaney sits at the foot of the Ox Mountains with the river Owen Beg running through it around which is a walk. The remains of an old mill are located along the riverside walk, and the remains ...
and
Collooney
Collooney or Coloony () is a town in County Sligo, Ireland.
Toponymy
Collooney is thought to derive from . Reverend Terrence O'Rorke has previously also suggested ''Culmaine'', as Collooney is designated this way in such works as the ''Annal ...
Gaelic games
Toorlestraun is home to one of County Sligo's most successful
Gaelic Athletic Association
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clubs,
Tourlestrane GAA Club
including th
club honours for football and hurling
/ref> excelling in the gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
scene over the last century and also in hurling
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in the county during the 1970s and 1980s Since then they have excelled even more.
People
* Eamonn O'Hara, GAA Toorlestraun, Sligo intercounty, and International Rules player.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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