Turlough, County Mayo

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

Turlach
Village
Turlough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.8833333°N 9.2166667°W / 53.8833333; -9.2166667
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total299

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.


FitzGerald family

In the eighteenth century it was the home of a branch of the FitzGerald family, distant cousins to the Earl of Desmond. The most celebrated member of the family was the notably eccentric George Robert FitzGerald, nick named. "Fighting FitzGerald". Having spent most of his short life gambling and duelling, he was hanged for conspiracy to murder his father's attorney in 1786.

Facilities

Turlough's facilities include a pub ('The Turlough Inn'), a shop, hair salon, and a 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'.

  • Round tower and church at Turlough
  • Country Life Museum

See also

References
  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Turlough". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Turlough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2010.

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