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Tobercurry
Tobar an Choire (Irish) | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 54°03′00″N 8°44′00″W / 54.0500°N 8.7333°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Sligo |
Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
Population | 2,307 |
Eircode routing key | F91 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)71 |
Irish Grid Reference | G520114 |
Tubbercurry or Tobercurry[2] (Irish: Tobar an Choire[2], meaning 'well of the corrie') is the second-largest town in terms of both population and land area in County Sligo, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Ox Mountains, on the N17 national primary road, and is 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of Sligo town. The town is twinned with Viarmes in France.[3] Tubbercurry achieved status as a Fairtrade town in September 2008.[4]