Tullig (Irish: Túllaig, meaning 'a hill')[1] is a townland and small village located in the Loop Head peninsula in County Clare, Ireland.
Tullig
Túllaig | |
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Village | |
  Tullig Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′54″N 9°46′55″W / 52.614882°N 9.781845°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
It was described in the 1845 Parliamentary Gazetteer as:
A village in the parish of Kilballyowen, barony of Moyarta, County Clare, Munster. It is situated amidst a bleak district of country, about a mile from the nearest part of the coast, 3 miles west-north-west of Carrigaholt, and 6¼ south-west of Kilkee. Area, 8 acres. Pop., in 1841, 269. Houses 50.[2]
The village was virtually destroyed during the Great Famine.[3]
References
edit- ^ www.askaboutireland.ie
- ^ The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland, 1845
- ^ Clare History and Society. Templeogue, Dunblin 6: Geography Publications. ISBN 978-0-906602-393.
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