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.
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.
Bus Éireann Fridays-only route 479 links the village with Sligo via Coolaney and Collooney[2]
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.