Glaslough
Glaslough
Glasloch | |
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Village | |
 Glaslough village | |
  Glaslough Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:54°19′N6°54′W/ 54.317°N 6.900°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Monaghan |
| Population (2016)[1] | 453 |
Glaslough(/ɡlæsˈlɒx/glas-LOKH;Irish:Glasloch,meaning 'green lake')[2]is a village andtownlandin the north ofCounty Monaghan,Ireland,on theR185regional road3 km (2 mi) south of the border withNorthern Irelandand 10 km (6 mi) northeast ofMonaghan town.Glaslough won theIrish Tidy Towns Competitionin 1978 and again in 2019.[3][4]
Amenities
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Castle Leslie,a largeVictoriancountry houseand luxury hotel, is located on the edge of the village.[3][4]
There is a playground and tennis court located on the main village green. There is also a shop and café in the village.[citation needed]Glaslough's localfootball (soccer)club is Glaslough Villa F.C.[5]
Railways
[edit]The village was previously served byGlaslough railway station,which was part of theUlster Railway;the station opened on 25 May 1858.[6]The Ulster Railway merged with theIrish North Western Railway(INW) and theNorthern Railway of Irelandin 1876, to form theGreat Northern Railway(GNR).
Thepartition of Irelandin 1922 turned the boundary withCounty Armaghinto an international frontier, after which trains were routinely delayed by customs inspections. In 1957, theGovernment of Northern Irelandmade the GNR board close the line betweenPortadownand the border, giving the board no option but to withdraw passenger services between the border andClonesas well.CIÉtook over the remaining section of line between Clones,Monaghanand Glaslough in 1958, but withdrew goods services between Monaghan and Glaslough in 1959 and between Clones and Monaghan in 1960, leavingCounty Monaghanwith no railway service.[citation needed]
People
[edit]- John McKenna,first manager and later chairman ofLiverpool F.C.[7]
- Charlene McKenna,actress.[8]
- Charles Leslie(1650-1722),nonjuringChurch of Irelandpriest, who became aJacobitepropagandist and helped publicise the 1692Massacre of Glencoe.[citation needed]
- John Leslie,Scottish-bornChurch of IrelandBishop,Royalistmilitary commander during theEnglish Civil War,and first member of the Leslie family to live in Glaslough.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Sapmap Area - Settlements - Glasslough".Census 2016.Central Statistics Office. April 2016.Retrieved19 February2020.
- ^"Glasloch / Glaslough".logainm.ie.Irish Placenames Commission.Retrieved19 February2020.
- ^ab"Tidy Towns of Ireland: Celebrating 50 years"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 19 April 2016.
- ^ab"Tidy Towns 2019: Glaslough in Co Monaghan wins top prize".irishtimes.com.Irish Times. 30 September 2019.Retrieved19 February2020.
- ^"Glaslough Villa FC".Soccer-Ireland.com.Retrieved28 May2021.
- ^"Glasslough"(PDF).Railscot - Irish Railways.Retrieved29 April2012.
- ^"Irish tribute to Liverpool FC legend John McKenna".liverpoolecho.co.uk.27 August 2011.Retrieved19 February2020.
- ^"Working in the family pub was my drama school, says Charlene McKenna".independent.ie.Independent News & Media. 2 July 2017.Retrieved19 February2020.
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