Glack
{{Short description|Village and townland in Northern Ireland}}
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Glack ({{Irish derived place name|Glaic|hollow}}),[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=621 Placenames NI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608163014/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=621 |date=2012-06-08 }} is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4 km south of Ballykelly, in a raised spot overlooking Lough Foyle. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 236 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.
Glack is made up of three clusters of buildings. It has a primary school (St Finlough's, in neighbouring Sistrakeel townland) and a business called Paragon Health Ltd.{{cite web | title=Glack Settlement Designation | work=Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016 | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part6/SmallSettlements/Glack.htm | access-date=2008-06-24 | archive-date=2 August 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050802112342/http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part6/SmallSettlements/Glack.htm | url-status=dead }}
It has a Gaelic club called Glack GAC, a Community Association and numerous other clubs to include camogie, bowling and knitting clubs.
History
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Sport
- Glack has its own bowling team called St Finlough's.
- Glack GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club
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Category:Villages in County Londonderry
Category:Causeway Coast and Glens district
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