Tulla
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Tulla is a town in County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, Ireland
Ireland
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. The town is the commercial centre for Tulla parish and the surrounding area. Tulla church was founded about 620 by Mochuille and the town received its town charter in the 13th century. Tulla is home to a famous Pipe Band
Pipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....

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History

Tulla is translated as Tulach, meaning a hill, but the name of this East Clare village is a shortened version of its full name, Tulach Na nAspal, the hill of the apostles, or possibly Tulach Na nEaspag, the hill of the bishops.

Tulla church was founded about 620 by Mochuille, or Mochulla, son of Dicuil, and was fortified by his converts. In 1086 the monastery was blockaded and nearly taken. In 1141 a detailed account of the life of St. Mochulla was written by a monk in the neighbourhood of Limerick.

The village of Tulla grew up around St. Mochulla's monastery and he became its patron saint. The place was known as Tulach na n-easpoc. It appears as Tulach in 1278. It is named among the parish churches of the diocese of Killaloe in 1302 as Tulach. In 1314, Murchad O'Brien and the Clan Thoirdhealbhaigh ravaged east Clare. The church of Tulach was broken into and despoiled of much goods.

The church and its lands were seized in 1611 as the Reformation spread through Ireland. The Protestant church, whose ruins can today be seen in the Tulla cemetery, was built in 1702 and abandoned in 1812.

Around 1680 Fr. William Connellan was parish priest in Tulla. The "Penal Laws" were in operation at this time. In 1704 all Catholic priests were required to register and Fr. Connellan was one of those to do so, at Ennis, in July of that year.

In 1712 there was an outbreak of agrarian violence and as a result the Penal Laws were more rigidly enforced, resulting in the arrest of Fr. Connellan for saying mass illegally. A government report of 1731 stated the following about Tulla "In this parish there are two Mass Houses, one a very old one, and another a new one. There are two Popish priests, William and Andrew Connellan, there are, likewise, two Popish schoolmasters."

The 1808 "Statistical Survey of Clare" noted that the Tulla market house was quite useless "except for the horses of those who attended divine worship at either church or chapel." This market house has recently been transformed into a modern public library.

In 1837 Tulla Samuel Lewis described Tulla. "This place appears to have some claims to antiquity; there are numerous remains of ancient castles, formerly the residences of its landed proprietors. The town is pleasantly situated on a hill, and is surrounded with highly interesting scenery, enlivened with numerous elegant seats and pleasing villas. The principal trade is derived from its situation on a public thoroughfare, and is chiefly confined to the supply of the surrounding neighbourhood."

Demographics

In 1845, the population of the Tulla parish was estimated at around 9,000. But by 1851 the population had decreased to roughly 6,700.

The current population of the town of Tulla is 645.

Sport

Tulla has a GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

) Club which was founded in 1887. It's home pitch is Dr Daly Memorial Park, named after the famous goalkeeper, Dr. Tommy Daly. Tulla also has a soccer club called "Tulla United A.F.C", which was founded in 1970.

Music

Tulla is also notable for a famous pipe band and the Tulla Céilí Band
The Tulla Céilí Band
The Tulla Céilí Band is a noted Céilidh band. They were founded in 1946, by Paddy Canny, fellow fiddler P.J. Hayes, pianist Teresa Tubridy, and accordion player Joe Cooley at Minogue's Bar in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. The band won first prize at a Limerick fleadh and made their first radio...

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See also


External links

  • Tulla Online
  • http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/tulla_history.htm
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