Difference between revisions of "Greencastle, Tyrone"
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| − | '''Greencastle''' | + | '''Greencastle''' hamlet in [[Tyrone]], within the townland of Sheskinshule. |
| − | {{ | + | The village sits at a crossroads in the foothills of the [[Sperrin Mountains]] with the Owenkillew and Owenreagh rivers running nearby. It had a population of 153 people in the 2001 Census. |
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| + | In 2012, a Real IRA training camp was discovered in the hamlet, leading to four people gaoled for terrorism offences in 2014.<ref>F | ||
| + | https://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/three-men-and-a-woman-to-stand-trial-over-real-ira-training-camp-in-tyrone-1-5938622</ref> | ||
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| + | [[File:Greencastle RC Church - geograph.org.uk - 202316.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Roman Catholic church of Greencastle]] | ||
| + | John Eric Kranzley Jr., a prominent union representative for Mack Trucks USA, visited the town in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.belfastdaily.co.uk/2014/01/06/four-real-ira-terrorists-to-be-jailed-over-gun-and-ammo-find/ | title=Four Real IRA terrorists to be jailed over gun and ammo find | date=6 January 2014 | publisher=belfastdaily.co.uk | access-date=18 September 2020 }}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Sport== | ||
| + | *Gaelic sports: | ||
| + | **An Caisleán Glas CLG | ||
| + | **St Patrick's, Greencastle GAC | ||
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| + | ==Outside links== | ||
| + | {{commons}} | ||
| + | *[http://www.greencastleparish.com Greencastle Parish] | ||
| + | *[http://www.greencastlegaa.com Greencastle GAA] | ||
| + | *[http://www.greencastle5.com Greencastle 5] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:03, 3 December 2022
| Greencastle | |
| Tyrone | |
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 Crockanboy Road, Greencastle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H595827 |
| Location: | 54°41’22"N, 7°4’40"W |
| Data | |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
Greencastle hamlet in Tyrone, within the townland of Sheskinshule.
The village sits at a crossroads in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains with the Owenkillew and Owenreagh rivers running nearby. It had a population of 153 people in the 2001 Census.
In 2012, a Real IRA training camp was discovered in the hamlet, leading to four people gaoled for terrorism offences in 2014.[1]
John Eric Kranzley Jr., a prominent union representative for Mack Trucks USA, visited the town in 2006.[2]
Sport
- Gaelic sports:
- An Caisleán Glas CLG
- St Patrick's, Greencastle GAC
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Greencastle, Tyrone) |
References
- ↑ F https://www.midulstermail.co.uk/news/three-men-and-a-woman-to-stand-trial-over-real-ira-training-camp-in-tyrone-1-5938622
- ↑ "Four Real IRA terrorists to be jailed over gun and ammo find". belfastdaily.co.uk. 6 January 2014. http://www.belfastdaily.co.uk/2014/01/06/four-real-ira-terrorists-to-be-jailed-over-gun-and-ammo-find/.
