Turlough

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Turlough

Elevation28 m

Coordinates53.88°, -9.22°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Turlough, is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, 6 km northeast of Castlebar. It is known for the presence of the Museum of Country Life, and for its well-preserved and unusually squat round tower, built between 900 and 1200.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Charles Haughey

7th Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992

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Patrick Philbin

British tug of war competitor (1874–1929)

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Séamus Cunningham

Irish Roman Catholic bishop

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Pecker Dunne

Irish musician (1933–2012)

Michael Davitt

Irish republican and nationalist agrarian agitator (1846-1906)

Paddy Burke

Irish politician

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Henry Kenny

Irish Fine Gael politician from County Mayo and a Gaelic footballer (1913-1975)

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Joseph Blowick

Irish politician (1903-1970)

Louis Brennan

Irish mechanical engineer and inventor (1852-1932)

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Michael Neary

Irish archbishop

Pádraig Flynn

Irish politician and EU Commissioner

James T. Kelley

Irish actor (1854–1933)

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Tommy Langan

Gaelic football player (1921-1974)

Ernie O'Malley

Irish republican, politician and writer (1897–1957)

Alan Dillon

Irish Fine Gael politician (born 1982)

Andy Moran

Irish Gaelic football player

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

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Books about Turlough

Turlough Park and the FitzGeralds

Butler, Patrick · 2002

Search results from Open Library.