Tadhg Mac Lochlainn

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Tadhg Mac Lochlainn (fl. 1907 – May 1999) was an Irish local historian. Mac Loughlin was a native of , 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, the Gaelic Athletic Association, the National Athletic and Cycling Association, Oireachtas na Gaeilge and several other Irish cultural organisations. He was secretary of a committee which pioneered the erection of the Battle of Aughrim Memorial, was first secretary of the Ballinasloe Development Association and a member of An Taisce.

His son Ray McLoughlin was a former Ireland international rugby union player

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

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