Tullynacross
| Tullynacross Irish: Tulaigh na Croise | |
| County Down | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°31’20"N, 6°-0’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 159 (2001) |
| Postcode: | BT27 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Lagan Valley |
Tullynacross is a small village and townland in County Down. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 159. It lies within the parish of Lambeg, the barony of Castlereagh Upper, and is situated within the Lagan Valley Regional Park. The name is from the Irish Tulaigh na Croise, meaning "hillock of the cross".[1]
Economy
A major Coca-Cola-owned bottling plant is sited in Tullynacross. Ulster’s very own water brand, Deep RiverRock, is bottled there.[2] The plant is adjacent to a lock on the Lagan Canal (also known as the Lagan Navigation), and dominates the edge of the towpath where it meets Tullynacross Road. The site was formerly occupied by Lambeg Bleach Works and both chose the location because of the deep underground aquifer supplying large amounts of clean fresh water. A bleach green was first established here between the river and canal in 1626.[3]
References
- ↑ PlaceNamesNI - Tullynacross
- ↑ "Coca-Cola Products and Marketing". Coca-Cola HBC. http://www.coca-colahbc.com/country/files/en/nireland/promarket.html. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
- ↑ "Lagan Canal". Lagan Valley Regional Park. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20070825131810/http://www.laganvalley.co.uk/lagan_canal.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
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