Cullaville
Cullaville
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Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 400 (2001 Census) |
Irish grid reference | H910152 |
• Belfast | 56 mi (90 km) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWRY |
Postcode district | BT |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Cullaville or Culloville (from
History
Events
On 29 March 1922, during the Irish War of Independence, Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers ambushed and shot dead two Royal Irish Constabulary men (Patrick Earley and James Harper) at Ballinacarry Bridge, Cullaville.[1]
Cullaville, along with the rest of South Armagh, would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925.[2]
On 2 September 1942, during the
Sport
The village is home to Culloville Blues Gaelic Athletic Club. Tracing its origins to a club founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest clubs in Ireland.[3]
Transport
The former station, Culloville railway station and current post office are south of the River Fane, in County Monaghan. The station was located on the former Great Northern Railway's Irish North West line from Dundalk to Enniskillen, which opened in June 1858 but lost its passenger service in 1957, and closed completely in 1959.[4] Only the station masters house, up platform and brick built signal cabin base remains at Culloville, the rest of the station buildings have since been demolished.
See also
References
- ^ "March 1922". Chronology of Irish History 1919-1923 (Dublin City University). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives. 1925. p. 130.
- ^ Cullaville page Archived 2012-12-19 at the Wayback Machine on Armagh GAA website
- ^ "Culoville" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
Sources
See also
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland