Greencastle, Tyrone
From Wikishire
| Greencastle | |
| Tyrone | |
|---|---|
 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
 |
("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/.
