Toorlestraun Explained

Toorlestraun
Native Name:Irish: Tuar Loistreáin
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 Sligo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:54.0397°N -8.8425°W
Elevation M:58
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Toorlestraun or Tourlestrane [1] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.

Village

The village of Tourlestrane itself is the smaller of the two villages in the parish of Kilmactigue, the other being Aclare. 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[2]

Gaelic games

Toorlestraun is home to one of County Sligo's most successful Gaelic Athletic Association clubs,[3] 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuar Loistreáin / Toorlestraun . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 15 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Timetable - Route 479 . 2013-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025090638/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202387942-479.pdf . 2012-10-25 .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20061205014251/http://tourlestrane.com/ Tourlestrane GAA Club