placenamesTooreen
An Tuairín
A school established in 1929 and a hurling club formed in 1957 became enduring village institutions.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Tuairín · Irish · main form · validated name
- Tooreen · English · main form
Place & story
From Crossard to St Brigid’s
When Crossard school closed in December 1928, teaching transferred to Tooreen. St Brigid’s opened in 1929 with separate boys’ and girls’ schools. They amalgamated in 1949, becoming a mixed school with three teachers. Pupils from Falleighter joined in 1972 and from Carrownedan in 1975. The replacement school opened on 14 November 1997. [2]
Learning a new game
Michael Henry helped organise Tooreen Hurling Club in 1957. Recalling its formation for reporter Michael Commins sixty years later, he said only a few people at the initial meeting had played hurling. The first committee included Father James Horan as president, Chris Tuohy as chairman and Henry as secretary. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tooreen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- History — Tooreen National School · St Brigid’s National School, Tooreen
- Tooreen Hurling Club turn 60 and name ground after Adrian Freeman, 30 May 2017 · Michael Commins, The Mayo News
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.