Glencullen
- Not to be confused with Glencullen, County Mayo
| Glencullen Irish: Gleann Cuilinn | |
| County Dublin | |
|---|---|
 Glencullen with Johnny Fox's pub on the right | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O186206 |
| Location: | 53°13’23"N, 6°12’58"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | D18 |
| Dialling code: | 01 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
Glencullen is a village and townland in County Dublin, and also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name.
The village is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain. The highest point of the area is at a height of about 980 feet, making Glencullen one of the highest villages in Ireland.
The name of the village is the Irish Gleann Cuilinn, meaning 'Valley of the holly'.
Heritage
There is a Bronze Age wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff on the south eastern slope of Two Rock Mountain. It is known locally as the giants grave. It is a rectangular chamber divided into three parts surrounded by a U shaped double walled kerb filled with stones. The tomb was excavated in the 1940s by Seán P. Ó Riordáin and Ruaidhrí De Valera when cremated bone, a polished stone hammer, flints and pottery were found.
Below Two Rock Mountain is the prominent landmark of the south of the county, namely Three Rock Mountain, complete with its Communications Masts, some of which are visible from Glencullen.
Glencullen also has an important standing stone at Newtown Hill and also has an earthen burial mound dating from the same period as the wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff.[1] Glencullen Standing Stone also known as Queen Mab is also located in the village.
History
At the centre of the village is Johnnie Fox's Pub, which was established in 1798, the year of the Irish Rebellion. The pub still has an active business in Irish-themed entertainment, and draws substantial coach- and car-traffic.
In August 1841 the village was centre of the agitation movement against Robert Peel's government when the "cabinet council" was convened at Fitzsimon's seat. Attendees included Viscount Morpeth and Frederick Romilly. During the Fenian Insurrection of 1867 the nine policemen of Glencullen barracks surrendered to the rebels.[2]
Sport
- Gaelic Athletics: The Stars of Erin, founded in 1903
There is a nine-hole golf course and a mountain bike park (formerly a golf course).
References
- ↑ "History of Glencullen" (PDF). http://www.sandyfordparish.org/UPLOADS/stpatrickscentenary.pdf.
- ↑ The Times, The Fenian Insurrection 9 March 1867