Glencull

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Glencull
  • Irish: Gleann Choill
  • Glencull
Village
Glencull Townland - geograph.org.uk - 164495.jpg
Glencull townland in 2006
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT70
Dialling code 028
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 Killeeshil and covers an area of 241 acres (98 ha). It is the only exclave of Killeeshil. [2]

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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 Townland, Co. Tyrone". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. "Glencull school marks 180 years". Ulster Herald. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2015.