Tourmakeady

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Tourmakeady

Coordinates53.66°, -9.36°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Toormakeady or Tourmakeady is a Gaeltacht in south County Mayo in the west of Ireland. It is located between the shores of Lough Mask and the Partry Mountains, and covers 172.26 square kilometres (66.51 sq mi). As at the time of the 2011 census, Toormakeady had a total population of 1,007, having dropped from 1,150 in 1991. Toormakeady is also the name of the principal village in the area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mick Lally

Irish actor (1945-2010)

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Cillian O'Connor

Gaelic footballer

Edward Jennings

Irish soldier (1820–1889); recipient of the Victoria Cross

John King

Double recipient of the Medal of Honor

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Maurice Horan

Gaelic football player

Rory O'Neill

Irish drag queen and gay rights campaigner

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Peter Ford

Gaelic football player and manager

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Francis McCormack

Irish Catholic bishop

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Séamus O'Malley

Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator

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Emer Colleran

Irish microbiologist

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Máire Ní Thuathail

Irish television producer

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Tomás Ó Flannghaile

academic (1846-1916)

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Matthew Gray

British Royal Navy officer (1793-?)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Tourmakeady

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Seen 2026-09-16

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-04

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Seen 2026-09-04

St. Dabeoc's heath

Daboecia cantabrica

Seen 2026-09-01

Shiny Mottlegill

Panaeolus semiovatus

Seen 2026-08-25

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Seen 2026-08-23

lesser periwinkle

Vinca minor

Seen 2026-08-23

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-08-21

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-08-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).