Glack Explained

Type:hamlet, townland
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom
Coordinates:54.9931°N -7.0411°W

Glack [1] is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4 km south of Ballykelly, in a raised spot overlooking Lough Foyle. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 183 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

Glack is made up of three clusters of buildings. It has a primary school (St Finlough's, in neighbouring Sistrakeel townland) and a business called Paragon Health Ltd.[2]

It has a Gaelic club called Glack GAC, a Community Association and numerous other clubs to include camogie, bowling and knitting clubs.

Sport

Notes and References

  1. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=621 Placenames NI
  2. Web site: Glack Settlement Designation . Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016 . 2008-06-24 . 2 August 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050802112342/http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part6/SmallSettlements/Glack.htm . dead .