Turloughmore ( ;
) is a village in
County Galway
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Ireland
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. The name means "the large lake," a notable feature of the area, together with the Clare River (''Abhainn an Chláir''). Turloughmore lies on the
N63 national secondary road.
It is a small village consisting of two petrol stations, three pubs and the base of a bus service company. Turloughmore was designated as a
census town
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India
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by the
Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 240 people.
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)
John Callaghan (murder victim) was killed at the Fair of Turloughmore, Tuesday 1 August 1843.
Callaghan was a son of Michael Callaghan of Moycullen. There had been some disturbances at the fair, though Callaghan was not a participant. Around sev ...
). The village represents a long-established settlement with a medieval history, and is near the site of the
Battle of Knockdoe
The Battle of Knockdoe took place on 19 August 1504 at Knockdoe, in the Parish of Lackagh (Irish ''Leacach''), County Galway, between two Anglo-Irish lords— Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of Kildare, the Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Ulick Fionn B ...
(Irish ''Cath Chnoc Tua''), a bloody conflict in 1504 between some of the most powerful magnates of the time.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
Sources
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References
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Towns and villages in County Galway