Tullycarnet
Tullycarnet is an area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a built-up area, mostly residential, that lies around 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the east of Belfast City Hall. It borders Dundonald to the west, and the main thoroughfare is Kings Road.
Name
[edit]The name "Tullycarnet" is from the Irish Tulaigh Charnáin ("hillock of the little cairn"). It is not known where the original cairn was.[1]
Amenities and sport
[edit]Local facilities include the Comber Greenway (a long cycle/recreational path through east Belfast), a public library,[2] Tullycarnet Park,[3] and Tullycarnet Community Centre (hosting a number of leisure activities).[4]
Tullycarnet F.C., an association football club named for the area, entered the Northern Amateur Football League in 2011.[5]
Tullycarnet Boxing Club, managed by the Tullycarnet Action Group Initiative Trust, is a boxing club opened by former world champion boxer Carl Frampton.[6]
East Belfast Archery Club in located at Kinross Avenue.[7]
Hanwood Centre in Kinross Avenue contains a number of facilities including a gym, Down Syndrome football training, fitness suites, studio hire and health and wellbeing programmes.[8] It is operated by Belfast City Council.[9]
Mural
[edit]On September 16, 2005, a mural of James Joseph Magennis VC was unveiled on King's Road, Tullycarnet by politician Peter Robinson.[10] The unveiling was timed to mark the 60th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day.[11] He was the only person from Northern Ireland to earn the Victoria Cross.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Place Names NI - Home".
- ↑ "Tullycarnet Library". Archived from the original on 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Parks and open spaces in Belfast".
- ↑ "Community centres".
- ↑ "Teams - Tullycarnet FC". thenafl.co.uk. Northern Amateur Football League. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ↑ "Carl Frampton Opens New Boxing Club In Belfast". www.constructionireland.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "East Belfast Archery Club". PlaySport. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hanwood Community Resource Centre | About Us". Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Independent community centres". Belfast City Council. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "Belfast an Engima". www.commsmuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Activity, Extramural (24 June 2013). "James Magennis". Extramural Activity. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum | Magennis VC Portrait". Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2026.