Toormakeady

Toormakeady or Tourmakeady (Irish: Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, the official name) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located on the R300 road where the Glensaul River flows into Lough Mask. It has a population of about 1,000 people and is within the largest Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) region in Ireland. Part of Toormakeady was originally in neighbouring County Galway, but was placed under the administration of County Mayo in 1898. The English actor Robert Shaw, best known for his work in From Russia with Love, Jaws and The Sting, lived in Drimbawn House, Toormakeady until his death in 1978.

Toormakeady

Toormakeady or Tourmakeady (Irish: Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, the official name) is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located on the R300 road where the Glensaul River flows into Lough Mask. It has a population of about 1,000 people and is within the largest Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) region in Ireland. Part of Toormakeady was originally in neighbouring County Galway, but was placed under the administration of County Mayo in 1898. The English actor Robert Shaw, best known for his work in From Russia with Love, Jaws and The Sting, lived in Drimbawn House, Toormakeady until his death in 1978.