Tullycarnet
{{short description|Area of eastern Belfast, Northern Ireland}}
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File:The Comber Greenway, Tullycarnet - geograph.org.uk - 3471156.jpg, a recreational cycling and walking path through east Belfast, passes through Tullycarnet]]
File:Green space, Tullycarnet, Dundonald - geograph.org.uk - 3809021.jpg
Tullycarnet is an area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a built-up area, mostly residential, that lies around {{convert|7|km|mi}} to the east of Belfast City Hall. It borders Dundonald to the west, and the main thoroughfare is Kings Road.
Name
The name "Tullycarnet" is from the Irish Tulaigh Charnáin ("hillock of the little cairn"). It is not known where the original cairn was.{{Cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=6815|title = Place Names NI - Home}}
Amenties and sport
Local facilities include the Comber Greenway (a long cycle/recreational path through east Belfast), a public library,{{cite web| url = https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Tullycarnet-Library.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140125051050/http://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Tullycarnet-Library.aspx| archive-date = 2014-01-25| title = Tullycarnet Library}} Tullycarnet Park,{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/leisure/parks-openspaces/Park-48668.aspx|title = Parks and open spaces in Belfast}} and Tullycarnet Community Centre (hosting a number of leisure activities).{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/community/communitycentres/CommunityCentre-48143.aspx|title = Community centres}} Tullycarnet F.C., an association football club named for the area, entered the Northern Amateur Football League in 2011.{{cite web|url = https://www.thenafl.co.uk/mod/home/act/teams/id/185 | website = thenafl.co.uk | publisher = Northern Amateur Football League | title = Teams - Tullycarnet FC | accessdate = 25 September 2024 }}
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