Plumbridge is a small village in Co. Tyrone Northern Ireland. It is a crossroads village, standing on the banks of the Glenelly River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 267 people.[3] It lies within Derry City and Strabane District area.
| Plumbridge | |
|---|---|
 Bridge over the Glenelly River, Plumbridge | |
  Plumbridge Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 267 (2001 Census) |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
| NI Assembly | |
Most of the village is on the northern bank of the Glenelly River, within the townland of Glencoppogagh.[4] However, some of it lies on the southern bank, within the townland of Lisnacreaght.[5]
Religion
editThe Roman Catholic church is Sacred Heart Church, a Grade B2 listed building,[6] and the Presbyterian church is Glenelly Presbyterian Church, Plumbridge. The village's nearest Church of Ireland church is Upper Badoney Parish Church, a few miles up the Glenelly valley.
Sport
editThe local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Glenelly St. Joseph's, was established in 1891. There are ladies teams and men's teams. It is commonly referred to as Glenelly.[7] In 2015 Glenelly Ladies senior football team won the Tyrone and Ulster Intermediate Championships. The village had applied for membership of the National Ski Club Ireland in 2012 but had faced opposition from critics who argue "there is no snow".
History
editAmong the notable people that have come from Plumbridge are James MacCullagh 1809–1847, mathematician at Trinity College, Dublin (TCD); his brother John MacCullagh, lawyer of Trinity College Dublin; American frontiersman Robert Campbell; Minnesota legislator Robert Campbell Dunn;[8] and Peter McCullagh, a statistician at the University of Chicago.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Droichead an Phlum/Plumbridge". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Ulstèr Merikay Fowk Pairk – Youngstèrs Wisin". National Museums Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Plumbridge". NI Neighbourhood Information System, Gazeteer of Settlements. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Glencoppogagh, County Tyrone". PlacenamesNI. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Lisnacreaght, County Tyrone". PlacenamesNI. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Church, Plumbridge". Department of the Environment NI Buildings Database. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "About us". Glenelly St. Joseph's GAC. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ "ROBERT C. DUNN: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Manuscripts Collection". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2022.