Glencull

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Glencull
Glencull Townland - geograph.org.uk - 164495.jpg
Glencull townland in 2006
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT70
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone

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 Errigal Ciaran 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]

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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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