Glencull Explained

Official Name:Glencull
Irish Name:Gleann Choill
Local Name:Glencull
Static Image:Glencull Townland - geograph.org.uk - 164495.jpg
Static Image Caption:Glencull townland in 2006
Country:Northern Ireland
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT70
Dial Code:028
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Tyrone
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Type:Village

Glencull [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 . It is the only exclave of Killeeshil.[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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glencull. Place Names NI. 12 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Glencull Townland, Co. Tyrone . 2023-10-18 . www.townlands.ie.
  3. News: Glencull school marks 180 years. 12 May 2015. Ulster Herald. 13 September 2013.