Atticall

Attical
Irish: *Áit Tí Chathail*
Attical Irish: Áit Tí Chathail;
	Attical from Aughrim Hill in 2007
	Location within County Down
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT34
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°06′32″N 6°02′38″W / 54.109°N 6.044°W

Attical or Atticall (from

2001 Census it had a population of 153 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council

area.

The village has a Catholic maintained primary school, called Holy Cross, for 4–11 year olds.

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann champions in 2016.^{[citation needed}

]

Geography

At the end of the ice age a deposit of stones is thought to have been left that runs through Atticall. This is known locally as the Stoney Rigg. The remains of this can be seen on Slieve Muck, and it is said to flow down to Green Castle.

The great spotted woodpecker, Ireland's newest breeding bird species, has been seen in Cnocnafeola Wood.

References

^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ Placenames NI Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Attical". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
^ "Holy Cross Primary School". School website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
^ "Cnocnafeola Cultural and Residential Centre". Irish Tourist.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.

[1] Placenames Database of Ireland

[2] Placenames NI Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[Ire-3] "Attical". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

[4] "Holy Cross Primary School". School website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2009.

[5] "Cnocnafeola Cultural and Residential Centre". Irish Tourist.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.

Geography

See also

References