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Tullyallen, County Louth

Village in County Louth, Ireland

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name	Tullyallen
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image_caption	Bridge across the Boyne at Tullyallen
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pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
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blank_name_sec1	Irish Grid Reference
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
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population_as_of	2022
population_total	1697
population_footnotes

Tullyallen () is a village, civil parish and townland (of 224 acres) 6 km north-west of the town of Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It is in the historic Barony of Ferrard. 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.

Amenities

Amenities within Tullyallen village include a supermarket, church hall, pub, GAA grounds, pharmacy, butcher, hair & beauty salon and fast-food takeaway. Also nearby is Townley Hall and its parkland, including Townley Hall Golf Club. A children's playground, funded by the local community, was opened in October 2011 by the then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.

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

Education

The local primary school, Tullyallen National School, is a co-educational national school which was founded in the 1950s. As of 2016 it had more than 460 pupils enrolled. The school crest depicts the Mellifont lavabo, the Salmon of Knowledge, a quill writing in a book and the Boyne cable bridge.

Sport

Tullyallen's GAA club is known as the Glen Emmets, and comprises football teams ranging from under-7s to seniors. The village 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). The nearest train station is Drogheda railway station, approximately 7 km away.

References

"Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Tullyallen". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
"Tulaigh Álainn / Tullyallen". Irish Placenames Commission.
"Tullyallen".
"Mellifont Parish Church, Tullyallen, County Louth". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
"Mellifont Parish - Church of Our Lady of the Assumption - Mass times".
(20 October 2016). "Whole School Evaluation Report - Tullyallen National School". Department of Education.
"Christmas & New Year Travel Arrangements - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc.".

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