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Glencullen

Gleann Cuilinn
Glencullen Gleann Cuilinn
Village
	Glencullen with Johnnie Fox's pub on the right
	Glencullen Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 53°13′23″N 6°12′58″W / 53.223°N 6.216°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population (2022)	376
Eircode (Routing Key)	D18
Area code	01 (+3531)
Irish Grid Reference	O186206

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Glencullen (Irish: Gleann Cuilinn, meaning 'valley of the holly') is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R116 road, on the slopes of Two Rock Mountain. The highest point of the area is at a height of about 300 metres (980 ft),^[2] making Glencullen one of the highest villages in Ireland.^[3]

Glencullen is in the civil parish of Kilternan and the barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown. 376 people lived in the village as of the 2022 census,^[4] up from 238 as of the 2016 census.^[1]

Heritage

There is a Bronze Age wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff on the south-eastern slope of Two Rock Mountain. It is known locally as the giants grave. It is a rectangular chamber divided into three parts surrounded by a U-shaped double-walled kerb filled with stones. The tomb was excavated in the 1940s by Seán P. Ó Riordáin and Ruaidhrí De Valera when cremated bone, a polished stone hammer, flints and pottery were found.

Below Two Rock Mountain is the prominent South Dublin landmark of Three Rock Mountain, complete with its Communications Masts, some of which are visible from Glencullen.

Glencullen also has an important standing stone at Newtown Hill and also has an earthen burial mound dating from the same period as the wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff.^[5] Glencullen Standing Stone also known as Queen Mab is also located in the village.

Entertainment

At the centre of the village is Johnnie Fox's Pub, which was established in 1798, the year of the Irish Rebellion led by Theobald Wolfe Tone. The pub has an active business in Irish-themed entertainment, and draws substantial coach and car traffic.

Amenities

The part-time library is housed in a Carnegie building, dating back to 1907.

St. Patrick's National School (a national primary school) is in Glencullen.

Sport

The Stars of Erin (Irish: Réaltaí na hÉireann ) are the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. They were founded in 1903 and have two All Ireland Club titles, and are holders of the Paddy Mulligan Cup.^{[citation needed]}

There is a nine-hole golf course and a mountain bike park (formerly a golf course).

Transport

The number 44B Dublin Bus service runs from the Dundrum Luas station to Glencullen.^[6] There is also a private coach service run by the pub Johnnie Fox's nearby from Dublin City Centre to the pub.

History

In August 1841 the village was the centre of the agitation movement against Robert Peel's government when the "cabinet council" was convened at Fitzsimon's seat. Attendees included Viscount Morpeth and Frederick Romilly. During the Fenian Insurrection of 1867, the nine policemen of Glencullen barracks surrendered to the Irish Republic.^[7]

People

Glencullen was home to the politician Christopher Fitzsimon, son-in-law of Daniel O'Connell^[8]

Glencullen features heavily in Dennis Kennedy's memoirs entitled Square Peg.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Glencullen (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ Ordnance Survey Ireland: Public Map Viewer Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (centered on Glencullen)
^ "Dublin Mountain Trail Running Festival". Running Calendar Ireland. June 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Census 2022 - F1008 Population by Electoral Divisions in County Dublin, by Birthplace". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "History of Glencullen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ Dublin Bus Archived September 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Times, The Fenian Insurrection 9 March 1867
^ The Times, O'Connell and the People of Leicester, 6 August 1836
^ Square Peg – Dennis Kennedy

[cityPop-1] "Glencullen (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[2] Ordnance Survey Ireland: Public Map Viewer Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (centered on Glencullen)

[high-3] "Dublin Mountain Trail Running Festival". Running Calendar Ireland. June 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[cso2022-4] "Census 2022 - F1008 Population by Electoral Divisions in County Dublin, by Birthplace". Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[Sanyford_Parish_article_on_Glencullen-5] "History of Glencullen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[6] Dublin Bus Archived September 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[7] The Times, The Fenian Insurrection 9 March 1867

[8] The Times, O'Connell and the People of Leicester, 6 August 1836

[9] Square Peg – Dennis Kennedy

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 [[File:St Patrick's Church, Glencullen.jpg|thumb|right|St. Patrick's Church, Glencullen (1909)]]
-'''Glencullen''' ({{Irish place name|Gleann Cuilinn|valley of the holly}}) is a village and [[townland]] in the county of [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]] in south [[County Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the [[R116 road]], on the slopes of [[Two Rock|Two Rock Mountain]]. The highest point of the area is at a height of about {{convert|300|m|ft}},<ref>[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,718908,720508,4,1 Ordnance Survey Ireland: Public Map Viewer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,718908,720508,4,1 |date=2012-08-29 }} (centered on Glencullen)</ref> making Glencullen one of the [[Extreme points of Ireland|highest villages in Ireland]].
+'''Glencullen''' ({{Irish place name|Gleann Cuilinn|valley of the holly}}) is a village and [[townland]] in the county of [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]] in south [[County Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the [[R116 road]], on the slopes of [[Two Rock|Two Rock Mountain]]. The highest point of the area is at a height of about {{convert|300|m|ft}},<ref>[http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,718908,720508,4,1 Ordnance Survey Ireland: Public Map Viewer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,718908,720508,4,1 |date=2012-08-29 }} (centered on Glencullen)</ref> making Glencullen one of the [[Extreme points of Ireland|highest villages in Ireland]].<ref name="high">{{cite web|title=Dublin Mountain Trail Running Festival|publisher=Running Calendar Ireland|date=June 2023 |url=https://www.runningcalendar.ie/event/dublin-mountain-trail-running-festival/|access-date=9 September 2023 }}</ref>
+Glencullen is in the civil parish of [[Kilternan]] and the barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown. 376 people lived in the village as of the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]],<ref name="cso2022">{{cite web|title=Census 2022 - F1008 Population by Electoral Divisions in County Dublin, by Birthplace|work=Central Statistics Office Census 2022 Reports |publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office Ireland]] |date=August 2023 |url=https://data.cso.ie/table/F1008 |access-date=9 September 2023 }}</ref> up from 238 as of the [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]].<ref name="cityPop">{{cite web|url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/d%C3%BAn_laoghaire_rathdown/05340__glencullen/ | website = citypopulation.de | title = Glencullen (Ireland) Census Town | accessdate = 13 September 2023 }}</ref>
-Glencullen is in the civil parish of [[Kilternan]] and the barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown.
 ==Heritage==
 [[File:Glencullen_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_541147.jpg|thumb|right|Glencullen Bridge]]
-There is a Bronze Age [[wedge tomb]] at ''Ballyedmonduff'' on the south eastern slope of [[Two Rock Mountain]]. It is known locally as ''the giants grave''. It is a rectangular chamber divided into three parts surrounded by a U shaped double walled kerb filled with stones. The tomb was excavated in the 1940s by Seán P. Ó Riordáin and Ruaidhrí De Valera when cremated bone, a polished stone hammer, flints and pottery were found.
+There is a Bronze Age [[wedge tomb]] at ''Ballyedmonduff'' on the south-eastern slope of [[Two Rock Mountain]]. It is known locally as ''the giants grave''. It is a rectangular chamber divided into three parts surrounded by a U-shaped double-walled kerb filled with stones. The tomb was excavated in the 1940s by Seán P. Ó Riordáin and Ruaidhrí De Valera when cremated bone, a polished stone hammer, flints and pottery were found.
 Below [[Two Rock|Two Rock Mountain]] is the prominent South Dublin landmark of [[Three Rock Mountain]], complete with its Communications Masts, some of which are visible from Glencullen.
-Glencullen also has an important standing stone at Newtown Hill and also has an earthen burial mound dating from the same period as the wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff.<ref name="Sanyford Parish article on Glencullen">{{cite web |url=http://www.sandyfordparish.org/UPLOADS/stpatrickscentenary.pdf |format=PDF |title=History of Glencullen |accessdate=2015-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713172959/http://www.sandyfordparish.org/UPLOADS/stpatrickscentenary.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Glencullen Standing Stone]] also known as ''Queen Mab'' is also located in the village.
+Glencullen also has an important standing stone at Newtown Hill and also has an earthen burial mound dating from the same period as the wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff.<ref name="Sanyford Parish article on Glencullen">{{cite web |url=http://www.sandyfordparish.org/UPLOADS/stpatrickscentenary.pdf |format=PDF |title=History of Glencullen |access-date=2015-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713172959/http://www.sandyfordparish.org/UPLOADS/stpatrickscentenary.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Glencullen Standing Stone]] also known as ''Queen Mab'' is also located in the village.
 ==Entertainment==
-At the centre of the village is Johnnie Fox's Pub, which was established in [[1798 in Ireland|1798]], the year of the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|Irish Rebellion]] led by [[Theobald Wolfe Tone]].  The pub has an active business in Irish-themed entertainment, and draws substantial coach- and car-traffic.
+At the centre of the village is Johnnie Fox's Pub, which was established in [[1798 in Ireland|1798]], the year of the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|Irish Rebellion]] led by [[Theobald Wolfe Tone]]. The pub has an active business in Irish-themed entertainment, and draws substantial coach and car traffic.
 ==Amenities==
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 ==History==
-In August 1841 the village was centre of the agitation movement against [[Tory Government 1841–1846|Robert Peel's government]] when the "cabinet council" was convened at Fitzsimon's seat. Attendees included [[George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle|Viscount Morpeth]] and [[Frederick Romilly]]. During the [[Fenian Insurrection]] of 1867 the nine policemen of Glencullen barracks surrendered to the [[Irish Republic]].<ref>The Times, ''The Fenian Insurrection'' 9 March 1867</ref>
+In August 1841 the village was the centre of the agitation movement against [[Tory Government 1841–1846|Robert Peel's government]] when the "cabinet council" was convened at Fitzsimon's seat. Attendees included [[George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle|Viscount Morpeth]] and [[Frederick Romilly]]. During the [[Fenian Insurrection]] of 1867, the nine policemen of Glencullen barracks surrendered to the [[Irish Republic]].<ref>The Times, ''The Fenian Insurrection'' 9 March 1867</ref>
 ==People==
 Glencullen was home to the politician [[Christopher Fitzsimon]], son-in-law of Daniel O'Connell<ref>The Times, ''O'Connell and the People of Leicester'', 6 August 1836</ref>
-Glencullen features heavily in [[Dennis Campbell Kennedy|Dennis Kennedy's]] memoirs entitled ''Square Peg''.<ref>[http://www.denniskennedy.eu/square-peg Square Peg – Dennis Kennedy]</ref>
+Glencullen features heavily in [[Dennis Campbell Kennedy|Dennis Kennedy's]] memoirs entitled ''Square Peg''.<ref>[https://www.denniskennedy.eu/l/square-peg/ Square Peg – Dennis Kennedy]</ref>
 ==See also==
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 {{Dublin residential areas}}
+[[Category:Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]]
 [[Category:Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]]

v t e Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
County town: Dún Laoghaire
Villages and suburbs	Ballinteer Ballybrack Barnacullia Blackrock Booterstown Cabinteely Carrickmines Cherrywood Churchtown Clonskeagh Dalkey Deansgrange Dún Laoghaire Dundrum Foxrock Goatstown Glasthule Glenageary Glencullen Johnstown Killiney Kill of the Grange Kilmacud Kilternan Leopardstown Loughlinstown Monkstown Mount Merrion Rathfarnham Rathmichael Sandyford Sandycove Sallynoggin Shankill Stepaside Stillorgan Windy Arbour
Category:Mountains and hills of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Category:Rivers of County Dublin Category:Geography of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown