Toorlestraun
Tuar Loistreáin | |
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Village | |
 St Attracta's Church | |
  Toorlestraun Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°02′23″N 8°50′33″W / 54.0397°N 8.8425°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G448103 |
Toorlestraun or Tourlestrane (Irish: Tuar Loistreáin, meaning 'green field of the scorching') is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.
The village of Tourlestrane itself is the smaller of the two villages in the parish of Kilmactigue, the other being Aclare. It is a market centre for local dairy farmers, and the location of the main parish church.
The townland of Clooncagh (Cluain Chatha meaning "meadow of the battle") is located near the village and known for a 15th-century battle between two warring clans.[citation needed]
Bus Éireann Fridays-only route 479 links the village with Sligo via Coolaney and Collooney
Toorlestraun is home to a Gaelic Athletic Association club, practicing gaelic football scene since the 1900s, and also in hurling in the county during the 1970s and 1980s. [citation needed]
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