Toorlestraun or Tourlestrane () is a village in
County Sligo
County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province
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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, 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 Fridays-only route 479 links the village with
Sligo via
Coolaney 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 annals ...
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 scene over the last century and also in hurling in the county during the 1970s and 1980s Since then they have excelled even more.
People
*Eamonn O'Hara
Eamonn O'Hara (born 6 September 1975) was until 2013 the longest-serving Gaelic footballer at senior level. He first played in 1994 before officially announcing his retirement from inter-county football on 14 May 2013.
He plays for his local cl ...
, GAA Toorlestraun, Sligo intercounty, and International Rules
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player.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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