Tubbercurry

Tubbercurry (also written Tober Curry, Irish Tobar at Choire - "the source of the boiler ") is a small town in County Sligo in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland. The municipality has 1,421 inhabitants ( 2006) and is located on the National Road N17 south of Sligo town in the direction of County Mayo and Galway. In the west the Ox Mountains extend. Since the 1990s, has, inter alia, increasingly settled industry due to the support measures of the EU, leading to a steady development of the city. The Knock nearby airport also offers flights to and from the UK and, in the summer months, Continental Europe.

The place is first mentioned in 1397 as a battlefield of a Fede O'Connor, at that time the kings of Connacht.

In addition to a variety of pubs and some restaurants Tubbercurry has a 9- hole golf course. The annual highlight is the Summer School Music Festival. Here is a week long taught to play traditional Irish instruments. Then music teachers, students and music-loving visitors will find on the evenings together in all pubs to do together live music. The event is known nationally and attracts many young people to. Furthermore, held each spring a theater festival of regional amateur theater groups instead.

54.053888888889 - 8.7288888888889Koordinaten: 54 ° 3 ' N, 8 ° 44 ' W

• Location in Ireland
• County Sligo