Cullaville


Cullaville or Culloville ; three of the roads lead across the border and the fourth leads to Crossmaglen.

History

Events

On 29 March 1922, during the Irish War of Independence, Irish Republican Army volunteers ambushed and shot dead two Royal Irish Constabulary men at Ballinacarry Bridge, Cullaville.
On 2 September 1942, during the Northern Campaign of the IRA, an attack was scheduled to take place against a British Army barracks in Crossmaglen. Twenty IRA volunteers were led by Patrick Demody in a commandeered lorry and accompanying car. A passing Royal Ulster Constabulary patrol, however, noticed the IRA convoy as it moved through Cullaville and in the ensuing gun battle, one IRA man was injured along with one RUC member. Conflicting accounts exist of the outcome, one claiming that the IRA unit surrendered and was released, all survivors being allowed to return to Dublin; another claiming that it was the RUC men who surrendered to the IRA and were released.

The Troubles

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

Sport

The village is home to Cullaville Blues Gaelic Athletic Club. Tracing its origins to a club founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest clubs in Ireland.

Transport

The former station, Culloville railway station and current post office are south of the River Fane, in County Monaghan.
Culloville, Co.Monaghan, is located on the former Great Northern Railway's Irish North West line from Dundalk to Enniskillen, which opened in June 1858 but lost its passenger service in 1957, and closed completely in 1959. Only the station masters house, up platform and brick built signal cabin base remains at Culloville, the rest of the station buildings have since been demolished.