Glencull

Glencull

Glencull townland in 2006
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT70
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland

Glencull (from Irish: Gleann Choill, meaning "hazel glen")[1] is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower and the civil parish of Killeeshil and covers an area of 241 acres.[2]

Education

The townland contains St Malachys Glencull Primary School. The school was opened in 1833 and pupils included poets John Montague and Patrick Farrell.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Glencull". Place Names NI. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. "Glencull". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. "Glencull school marks 180 years". Ulster Herald. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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