Turloughmore
An Turlach Mór | |
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Village | |
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  Turloughmore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′29″N 8°51′53″W / 53.3747°N 8.8647°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 243 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M424370 |
Turloughmore (/tɜːrlɒxˈmɔːr/ tur-lokh-MOR; Irish: an Turlach Mór, meaning "big lake"[2]) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. The name means "the large lake," a notable feature of the area, together with the Clare River (Abhainn an Chláir). Turloughmore lies on the N63 national secondary road.
It is a small village consisting of two petrol stations, three pubs and the base of a bus service company. Turloughmore was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census.[3] As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 243 people.[1]
The village was once known for the horse fair held there, and for the faction-fighting that occurred at the fair (see John Callaghan (Galway)). The village represents a long-established settlement with a medieval history, and is near the site of the Battle of Knockdoe (Irish Cath Chnoc Tua), a bloody conflict in 1504 between some of the most powerful magnates of the time.[4][5]