Tadhg Mac Lochlainn was an Irish

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 local

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 historian

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Mac Loughlin was a native of Killure

Killure

Killure is the name of several places in Ireland.Killure is a community in County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland near the intersection of R400 road and R441 road...

, near Ballinasloe, and an innovator in the promotion of local studies, been the author of half-a-dozen books on the subject, as well a number of articles. He was a member of Conradh na Gaeilge

Conradh na Gaeilge

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, the Gaelic Athletic Association

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, the National Athletic and Cycling Association, Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Oireachtas na Gaeilge

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 and several other Irish cultural organisations.

He was secretary of a committee which poineered the erection of the Battle of Aughrim

Battle of Aughrim

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 Memorial, was first secretary of the Ballinasloe Development Association and a member of An Taisce

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His son Ray McLoughlin

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 is a former Ireland

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 international rugby union player

Select bibliography

• Inniu agus Inne
• The Parish of Aughrim and Kilconnell
• Ahascragh/Caltra
• Killure/Fohena
• The Parish of Lawrencetown and Kiltormer, 1982

External links

• http://openlibrary.org/a/OL1058142A/Tadhg_Mac_Lochlainn
• http://www.ballinasloe.org/articles/article.php?ID=8
• http://www.ballinasloe.org/articles/people.php