Tullylish
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Tullylish (In Irish: Tulach Lis means 'hill of the fort') is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, one and a half miles east of Gilford. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 105 people. It lies within the Banbridge District Council area.
There were many mills in the Tullylish area, all along the River Bann. The village is very small, with just a few houses and the parish church across the bridge. Some of its buildings are now art/craft shops and one is a restaurant called 'The Potbelly'.
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[edit] History
The village owes its origin to the siting of an early monastery on an elevated hill overlooking the River Bann to the east of the present Church of Ireland church in the townland of Tullylish.
[edit] People
John Butler Yeats (artist and writer, 1839-1922), father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats, was brought up at Vicarage Farm, Tullylish.
Jeremy Irons (actor), The BBC series "Who do you think you are?" revealed that Jeremy Irons family orginated from Tullylish Parish, Gilford
[edit] References
- NI Neighbourhood Information System
- Tullylish Parish
- Tullylish - Its Celtic Origins
- Ulster History Circle - John Butler Yeats
