Porturlin Explained

Porturlin
Native Name:Irish: Port Durlainne
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Mayo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:9.152
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:59
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:54.3161°N -9.7149°W
Elevation M:33
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference
Footnotes:As this is a Gaeltacht village Port Durlainne is the only official name. The anglicised spelling Porturlin has no official status.
Elevation Max Point:Porturlin Hill
Elevation Max M:155

Porturlin (Irish: Port Durlainne)[1] is a Gaeltacht village and townland on the northwest coast of County Mayo, Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Erris and parish of Kilcommon. Porturlin townland has an area of approximately 2261.5 acres (9.1 km2)[2] and, as of 2011, had a population of 59 people.[3]

History

Following the Irish Rebellion of 1798 watch towers and defence structures were built along the northern coast.[4] A road was constructed to the area in the 1840s.

Industry

In 1894, the Congested Districts Board set up a processing facility for herring and mackerel in Porturlin, they also operated a lace school in the area.[5]

After several iterations, in 1965, Mayo County Council started to construct a fishing pier for use by a greater number of vessels.

Geography

Richard Webb, present during the famine years to assess the situation for the Society of Friends, noted that the prime fishing area in Mayo was located off Porturlin, but described the area as almost inaccessible by land.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Port Durlainne/Porturlin . 2023-12-31 . logainm.ie . en.
  2. Web site: Porturlin Townland, Co. Mayo . 2023-12-31 . www.townlands.ie.
  3. Web site: CD164 - Mayo Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate - data.gov.ie . 2023-12-31 . data.gov.ie . en-GB.
  4. Book: Noone, Fr Sean . Where The Sun Sets . The Leinster Leader . 1991 . 0951817906 . 1st . Naas . 235–239 . en.
  5. Western People, March 17, 1894