Cullaville or Culloville is a small village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 and townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 near Crossmaglen

Crossmaglen

Crossmaglen or Crosmaglen is a village and townland in south County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,459 people in the 2001 Census and is the largest village in south Armagh...

 in County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It is the southernmost settlement in the county and one of the southernmost in Northern Ireland, straddling the Irish border. In the 2001 Census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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 it had a population of 400 people. The village is on a busy crossroads on the main Dundalk

Dundalk

Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...

 to Castleblaney road; three of the roads lead across the border and the fourth leads to Crossmaglen.

The village is home to Culloville Blues GAC. Founded in 1888, and as such, is one of the oldest clubs in Ireland

Ireland

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. The club caters for both Gaelic football

Gaelic football

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 and Camogie

Camogie

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 at senior and underage level. The club has two playing fields. The main field is just south of the village, close to the Fane bridge, which marks the border with County Monaghan

County Monaghan

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.

Cullaville's former railway station and post office are south of the River Fane, in County Monaghan.

The Troubles

The Troubles

The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...

For more information see The Troubles in Cullaville

The Troubles in Cullaville

The Troubles in Cullaville recounts incidents during, and the effects of, The Troubles in Cullaville, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.Incidents in Cullaville during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:1973...

, which includes a list of incidents in Cullaville during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland