Turlough Turlach | |
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 Round tower and church at Turlough | |
  Turlough Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°53′00″N9°13′00″W / 53.8833333°N 9.2166667°W /53.8833333; -9.2166667 | |
| 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 inCounty Mayo,Ireland, 6 km northeast ofCastlebar. It is known for the presence of theMuseum of Country Life (part of theNational Museum of Ireland), and forits well-preserved and unusually squat round tower, built between 900 and 1200.
Turlough is also the name of the encompassingcivil parish and the surrounding 241-acretownland.[2] The village lies along the Castlebar River (Irish:An tSiúir) just off theN5 road, and the countryside around the village is scattered withstanding stones, aholy well,fulachtaí fia, andcillíní.
In the eighteenth century it was the home of a branch of the FitzGerald family, distant cousins to theEarl of Desmond. The most celebrated member of the family was the notably eccentricGeorge Robert FitzGerald, nicknamed "Fighting FitzGerald". Having spent most of his short life gambling andduelling, he was hanged for conspiracy tomurder his father's attorney in 1786.
Turlough's facilities include a pub ('The Turlough Inn'), a shop, a hair salon, and a lifestyle and garden centre with a restaurant a short distance away. Turlough is also home to a branch of theNational Museum of Ireland, the 'Museum of Country Life'.
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