placenamesTuosist
Tuath Ó Siosta
Tuosist Parish Hall has hosted the beginnings of a football club and plans for wider community facilities.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Tuath Ó Siosta · Irish · main form · validated name
- Tuosist · English · main form
Place & story
A meeting to re-establish a club
In 1971 a meeting at Tuosist Parish Hall set about re-establishing a Gaelic football club. Fr Dennehy chaired the gathering, which chose the Tuosist name and affiliation to the Kenmare District Board. John Healy became chairman and P J O’Sullivan of Ardea became secretary. The first annual general meeting followed in spring 1972, with Michael Murphy taking over as secretary. [2]
Planning a community complex
The hall later became the focus of a proposal for a community complex on an adjoining site. The scheme combined a synthetic playing pitch with a walkway and recreational space, alongside an extension and improvements to the hall. Its organisers described the hall’s existing role in bingo, drama, music and dance, as well as activities involving the youth club and Caha Centre. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Glanarought
- Coordinates
- 51.80631, -9.75452 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1411689 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tuosist. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tuosist GAA Club and 50 Years of Football · Tuosist GAA Club / Tuosist Community Complex
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.