Tullylish
| Tullylish Irish: Tulaigh Lis | |
| County Down | |
|---|---|
 Tullylish old church | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°22’26"N, 6°20’42"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Craigavon |
| Postcode: | BT63 |
| Local Government | |
Tullylish is a small village, townland (of 513 acres) and parish in County Down. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 105 people. Its name is from the Irish Tulaigh Lis, meaning "hillock of the fort".[1][2]
History
The village owes its origin to the siting of an early monastery on a hill overlooking the River Bann to the east of the present Church of Ireland church. There were once many mills in the Tullylish area, all along the riverbanks.
People
- John Butler Yeats (artist and writer, 1839–1922), father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats, was brought up in Tullylish at Vicarage Farm, Lawrencetown.
- Jeremy Irons: The BBC series "Who do you think you are?" revealed that Jeremy Irons family originated from Tullylish Parish, Gilford.
Parish of Tullylish
The parish is mainly within the barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half with one townland (Tullyrain) in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. It also contains the villages of Gilford, Lawrencetown and Bleary.[3]
Townlands
The parish contains the following townlands:[3]
References
- ↑ PlaceNamesNI - Tullylish
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tullylish". http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- NI Neighbourhood Information System
- Tullylish Parish
- Tullylish - Its Celtic Origins
- Ulster History Circle - John Butler Yeats
- Tullylish G.A.A Club
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