Greencastle, County Tyrone
54°41′20″N 7°04′44″W / 54.689°N 7.079°W
Greencastle (from Irish An Caisleán Glas 'the green house')[1] is a hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Sheskinshule[2] (from Irish Seisceann Siúil).[3]
The village sits at a crossroads in the foothills of the
2001 Census
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In 2012, a
Real IRA training camp was discovered in the hamlet, leading to four people jailed for terrorism offences in 2014.[4]
Sport
- An Caisleán Glas CLG made history by becoming the first club from Tyrone to win the All-Ireland Junior Club Title on Saturday 10 March 2007 in Croke Park, Dublin. They beat Duagh from Kerry 0-13 to 0-12 in an entertaining game played under floodlights.
- Sperrin Og made history by becoming the first ladies club from Tyrone to win the All-Ireland Junior Club Title on Sunday 20 November 2011 in St. Peregrine's, Dublin. The beat Aherlow from Tipperary 2-09 to 1-10 in an entertaining game, in front crowd of 700 supporters.
- St. Patricks, Greencastle
- In 2006 Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School in Greencastle launched a Cookery Book with recipes from Ireland's top GAA players, to mark the school's 25th Anniversary and raise funds for the BBC NI).
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Ordnance Survey Ireland: Online map viewer Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (choose "historic" to see townland boundaries)
- ^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ F https://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/three-men-and-a-woman-to-stand-trial-over-real-ira-training-camp-in-tyrone-1-5938622
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greencastle, County Tyrone.
- Greencastle Parish
- Greencastle @ Omagh District Council
- Greencastle GAA
- Sperrin Og Ladies Gaelic Football Team
- Greencastle 5