Tullyallen, County Louth

Tullyallen
Tulaigh Álainn (Irish)
Town
Bridge across the Boyne at Tullyallen
Bridge across the Boyne at Tullyallen
Tullyallen is located in Ireland
Tullyallen
Tullyallen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°44′19″N 6°24′39″W / 53.7386°N 6.4109°W / 53.7386; -6.4109
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Louth
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
1,697
Irish Grid ReferenceO048777

Tullyallen (Irish: Tulaigh Álainn)[2] is a town, civil parish and townland (of approx. 960 acres)[3] 6 km north-west of Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland.[4] It is in the historic barony of Ferrard.[5] It is located in the historical Boyne Valley, in the Catholic parish of Mellifont (named after the nearby Mellifont Abbey); it is also close to Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth burial mounds, Monasterboice monastery, and to the Battle of the Boyne site.

Name

A map, by Matthew Wren, of 1766 which shows the placename as "Tullyhallen"

The Placenames Database of Ireland and Louth County Council give the Irish name of the town as Tulaigh Álainn.[2][6] In Irish Local Names Explained, published in 1923, Patrick Weston Joyce suggests that Tullyallen derives from Tulaigh Áluinn meaning 'beautiful hill'.[7] The Placenames Database of Ireland refers to a similar derivation, while also suggesting that Tullyallen (or Tullyhallen) derives from Tullaigh Ailin meaning 'Allen's Hill'.[2][4]

Amenities

Ruins of a church in Tullyallen

Amenities within Tullyallen include a community hall, primary school, pub, GAA grounds, fast-food takeaway, convenience store and several retail outlets.[8] Also nearby is Townley Hall and its parkland, including Townley Hall Golf Club and the Bellnumber Wood portion of the Boyne Valley Camino. The latter is a 25 km (16 mi) looped walk which passes through Tullyallen.[9] A children's playground, funded by the local community, was opened in October 2011 by the then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.[10]

The local Roman Catholic church, the Church of the Assumption in Mellifont parish, was built in 1898 and renovated in 2001.[11][12]

Education

The local primary school, Tullyallen National School, is a co-educational national school which was founded in the 1950s. As of 2026 it had more than 400 pupils enrolled.[13] The school is under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Armagh.[14]

Sport

Tullyallen's GAA club is known as the Glen Emmets, and comprises football teams ranging from under-7s to seniors. The area also has an association football (soccer) team called Glen Abbey Rovers. Founded in 2009, the Rovers play in division 4 of the Meath And District League, playing their home games on the grounds of Albion Rovers FC, Monasterboice.

Public transport

Bus Éireann route 182 from Ardee to Drogheda via Collon serves Tullyallen several times a day (not Sundays).[15] The nearest train station is Drogheda railway station, approximately 7 km away.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Tullyallen". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tulaigh Álainn / Tullyallen". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tullyallen Townland". townlands.ie. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Tulaigh Álainn / Tullyallen (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tullyallen". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Plean Forbartha Chontae Lú 2021-2027 - Tulaigh Álainn" (PDF). louthcoco.ie. Louth County Council. 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Joyce, Patrick Weston (1923). "Tullyallen". Irish Local Names Explained – via libraryireland.com.
  8. ↑ "Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 - Volume 2 - Self-Sustaining Towns - Tullyallen" (PDF). louthcoco.ie. Louth County Council. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Boyne Valley Camino". discoverboynevalley.ie. The Boyne Valley Camino is a 25km looped walk which starts [..] in the medieval town of Drogheda. [..] The homeward journey passes through the village of Tullyallen
  10. ↑ "Tullyallen". Drogheda Independent. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2026 – via independent.ie. The official opening of the playground will take place on Tuesday 4th October [2011] and the [Playground] Committee are thrilled and honoured to advise that our honourable President Mary McAleese will be visiting our village to officially open the playground
  11. ↑ "Mellifont Parish Church, Tullyallen, County Louth". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mellifont Parish - Church of Our Lady of the Assumption - Mass times". mellifontparish.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "School - S N Tulach Aluinn". assets.gov.ie. Department of Education. 23 July 2026. Archived from the original on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Whole School Evaluation Report - Tullyallen National School" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 20 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020. Tullyallen National School is a co-educational primary school under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh
  15. ↑ "Christmas & New Year Travel Arrangements - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc". Archived from the original on 29 December 2010.
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