Tullynacross

For the townland in County Cavan, see Tullynacross (Glangevlin).

Tullynacross Irish: Tulaigh na Croise
Lambeg Bridge connects Tullynacross to Lambeg across the River Lagan.
Tullynacross Location within Northern Ireland
Population	159 (2001 Census)
District	Lisburn and Castlereagh
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LISBURN
Postcode district	BT27
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	Lagan Valley
NI Assembly	Lagan Valley
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 54°31′20″N6°00′50″W / 54.522145°N 6.013952°W / 54.522145; -6.013952

Tullynacross (from Irish Tulaigh na Croise, meaning 'hillock of the cross') ^[1] is a small village in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lambeg. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 159 people.

It lies within the civil parish of Lambeg, the barony of Castlereagh Upper, and is situated within the Lagan Valley Regional Park. The local authority is Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council.

Economy

A major Coca-Cola owned bottling plant is sited in Tullynacross. The Deep RiverRock brand of water is bottled there. ^[2] The plant is adjacent to a lock on the Lagan Canal (also known as the Lagan Navigation). ^[3]

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

References

1. PlaceNamesNI - Tullynacross Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Coca-Cola Products and Marketing". Coca-Cola HBC. Retrieved 13 December 2007.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Lagan Canal". Lagan Valley Regional Park. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.

• NI Neighbourhood Information System