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Tonragee

Coordinates: 53°57′11″N 9°51′29″W / 53.953°N 9.858°W / 53.953; -9.858
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The R319 regional road passing through Tonregee West

Tonragee or Tonregee (Irish: Tóin re Gaoth, meaning 'backside to the wind')[1] is a village on the Currane peninsula in County Mayo, Ireland. The townlands of Tonregee East and Tonregee West are in the civil parish of Achill in the historical barony of Burrishoole.[2][3] As of the 2011 census, these townlands had a population of 102 and 54 people respectively.[4]

The local national (primary) school, Scoil Náisiúnta Tóin Na Gaoithe (Tonragee National School), had an enrollment of 66 pupils in 2024.[5] The area is also home to a pipe band.[6]

The R319 regional road passes through Tonragee.[7] The Achill Extension Railway, a branch line of the Midland Great Western Railway, previously passed through the area.[8][9]

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  1. ^ "Tóin re Gaoth / Tonregee". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Tonregee East Townland, Co. Mayo". townlands.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Tonregee West Townland, Co. Mayo". townlands.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ^ "CD164 - Mayo Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 January 2025. Population [..] Townlands [..] Tonregee East, Corraun Achill, Co. Mayo: 102 [..] Tonregee West, Corraun Achill, Co. Mayo: 54
  5. ^ "Directory Page - S N Toin Na Gaoithe". gov.ie. Department of Education. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ^ "25 Years of the Tonragee Pipe Band (Banna Píob Thóin Ré Gaoith)". irish-piping.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Achill councillor embarrassed by state of subsiding road". mayonews.ie. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Tonregee West, Mayo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Trail Stop 15 - The Greenway, Tonragee". ouririshheritage.org. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

53°57′11″N 9°51′29″W / 53.953°N 9.858°W / 53.953; -9.858