Tullylish
{{short description|Village in County Down, Northern Ireland}}
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Tullylish ({{Irish derived place name|Tulaigh Lis|hillock of the fort}})[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11571 PlaceNamesNI - Tullylish] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717190435/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11571 |date=2011-07-17 }}[http://www.logainm.ie/65731.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland] is a small village, townland (of 513 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. In the 2001 census it had a population of 105 people. It lies within the civil parish of Tullylish and Banbridge District.
People
- John Butler Yeats (artist and writer, 1839–1922), father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats, was brought up in Tullylish at Vicarage Farm, Lawrencetown.
- Jeremy Irons (actor, b.1948); the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? revealed that Jeremy Irons family originated from Tullylish Parish, Gilford.
- Jane Whiteside (1855–1875), New Zealand tightrope dancer, gymnast and magician, was born in Tullylish
- Rev. Arthur Connell (1821-1899), Church of Ireland priest served Tullylish before moving to St. Mark's where he and his daughter helped found what became Manchester City F.C.
- John O'Dowd (b.1967), Sinn Féin MLA for Upper Bann, has held ministerial positions in Northern Ireland, born in Tullylish
Sport
Lawrencetown is home to Tullylish G.A.A club, which was originally known as 'St. Patrick's G.A.A Club' when it was formed in July 1944.
Civil parish of Tullylish
The civil parish is mainly within the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half with one townland (Tullyrain) in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. It also contains the villages of Gilford, Lawrencetown and Bleary.{{cite web|title=Tullylish|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|access-date=15 May 2015}}
=Townlands=
The civil parish contains the following townlands:
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- Ballydugan
- Ballymacanallen
- Ballynagarrick
- Bleary
- Clare
- Coose
- Drumaran
- Drumhorc
- Drummiller
- Drumnascamph
- Kernan
- Knocknagore
- Lenaderg
- Lisnafiffy
- Loughans
- Moyallan
- Mullabrack
- Tullylish
- Tullyrain
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See also
References
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- [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
- [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/PHOTOSwords/TullylishAll.htm Tullylish Parish]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20031125112055/http://www.geocities.com/craigavonhs/rev/campbelltullyish.html Tullylish - Its Celtic Origins]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060509081813/http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/johnbyeats.htm Ulster History Circle - John Butler Yeats]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080613063647/http://www.tulachlisgac.com/ Tullylish G.A.A Club]
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External links
{{Commons category|Tullylish}}
- [http://www.tullylish.com/ Tullylish Parish website]
{{County Down}}
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Category:Villages in County Down