Turloughmore
Turloughmore (/tɜːrlɒxˈmɔːr/ tur-lokh-MOR; Irish: an Turlach Mór, meaning "big lake") is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The name means "the large lake," a notable feature of the area, together with the Clare River (Abhainn an Chláir).
Turloughmore
an Turlach Mór | |
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  Turloughmore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′29″N 8°51′53″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M424370 |
It is a small village consisting of two petrol stations, three pubs and the base of a bus service company. The expansion of Galway city is bringing it closer to the urban boundary, with a consequent increase in population and jobs. It is on the N63 national secondary road.
The village was once known for the horse fair held there, and for the faction-fighting that occurred at the fair (see John Callaghan (Galway)). The village represents a long-established settlement with a medieval history, and is near the site of the Battle of Knockdoe (Irish Cath Chnoc Tua), a bloody conflict in 1504 between some of the most powerful magnates of the time.[1][2]
Sources
- Blackmore, Liz; John Cronin; Donal Ferrie; Brid Higgins, eds. (2001). In Their Own Words: The Parish of Lackagh-Turloughmore and its People. Galway. ISBN 0-9539834-0-4.
- McCollough, David W., ed. (2000). Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle, from the Age of Myth through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth 1. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4028-9562-3.
References
- Annála Ríochta Éireann (Annals of the Four Masters) M1504.13, M1504.14 – via UCC CELT, Corpus of Electronic Texts.
- McCollough 2000, pp. 239-244.