Glenelly Valley
From Wikishire
Glenelly Valley or simply Glenelly is the longest valley in the Sperrin Mountains in Tyrone. It lies within the 'Sperrin Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' and is also in an 'Environmentally Sensitive Area'.
The name of the valley is from the Gaelic Gleann Eallaigh, meaning 'Valley of the cattle', indicating a sheltered place where cattle were grazed.
In the year 858AD, Aed Finnliath mac Néill, king of Ailech, heavily defeated a large Viking army inland at Glenn Foichle (Glenelly, in the barony of Upper Strabane).
Location
- Location map: 54°46’26"N, 7°5’6"W
