Turlough
Turlach | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Round tower and church at Turlough | |
  Turlough Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°53′00″N 9°13′00″W / 53.8833333°N 9.2166667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 299 |
Turlough, (Irish: Turlach, from tuar lach, meaning 'dry place': in particular, a seasonal lake)[2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, 6 km northeast of Castlebar. It is known for the presence of the Museum of Country Life (part of the National Museum of Ireland), and for its well-preserved and unusually squat round tower, built between 900 and 1200.
Turlough is also the name of the encompassing civil parish and the surrounding 241-acre townland.[2] The village lies along the Castlebar River (Irish: An tSiúir) just off the N5 road, and the countryside around the village is scattered with standing stones, a holy well, fulachtaí fia, and cillíní.
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Turlough". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Turlough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Logainm.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2010.