Glencullen Gleann Cuilinn | |
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Village | |
 Glencullen with Johnnie Fox's pub on the right | |
  Glencullen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°13′23″N6°12′58″W / 53.223°N 6.216°W /53.223; -6.216 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 376 |
| Eircode (Routing Key) | D18 |
| Area code | 01 (+3531) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O186206 |
Glencullen (Irish:Gleann Cuilinn, meaning 'valley of the holly') is a village andtownland in the county ofDún Laoghaire–Rathdown in southCounty Dublin,Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on theR116 road, on the slopes ofTwo Rock Mountain. The highest point of the area is at a height of about 300 metres (980 ft),[2] making Glencullen one of thehighest villages in Ireland.[3]
Glencullen is in the civil parish ofKilternan and the barony and Poor Law Union of Rathdown. 376 people lived in the village as of the2022 census,[4] up from 238 as of the2016 census.[1]
There is a Bronze Agewedge tomb atBallyedmonduff on the south-eastern slope ofTwo Rock Mountain. It is known locally asthe giants grave. It is a rectangular chamber divided into three parts surrounded by a U-shaped double-walled kerb filled with stones. The tomb was excavated in the 1940s by Seán P. Ó Riordáin and Ruaidhrí De Valera when cremated bone, a polished stone hammer, flints and pottery were found.
BelowTwo Rock Mountain is the prominent South Dublin landmark ofThree Rock Mountain, complete with its Communications Masts, some of which are visible from Glencullen.
Glencullen also has an important standing stone at Newtown Hill and also has an earthen burial mound dating from the same period as the wedge tomb at Ballyedmonduff.[5]Glencullen Standing Stone also known asQueen Mab is also located in the village.
At the centre of the village is Johnnie Fox's Pub, which was established in1798, the year of theIrish Rebellion led byTheobald Wolfe Tone. The pub has an active business in Irish-themed entertainment, and draws substantial coach and car traffic.
The part-time library is housed in aCarnegie building, dating back to 1907.
St. Patrick's National School (anational primary school) is in Glencullen.
The Stars of Erin (Irish:Réaltaí na hÉireann ) are the localGaelic Athletic Association club. They were founded in 1903 and have two All Ireland Club titles, and are holders of the Paddy Mulligan Cup.[citation needed]
There is a nine-hole golf course and a mountain bike park (formerly a golf course).
The number 44BDublin Bus service runs from theDundrumLuas station to Glencullen.[6]There is also a private coach service run by the pub Johnnie Fox's nearby fromDublin City Centre to thepub.
In August 1841 the village was the centre of the agitation movement againstRobert Peel's government when the "cabinet council" was convened at Fitzsimon's seat. Attendees includedViscount Morpeth andFrederick Romilly. During theFenian Insurrection of 1867, the nine policemen of Glencullen barracks surrendered to theIrish Republic.[7]
Glencullen was home to the politicianChristopher Fitzsimon, son-in-law of Daniel O'Connell[8]
Glencullen features heavily inDennis Kennedy's memoirs entitledSquare Peg.[9]
