Galbally, County Tyrone

For other places with the same name, see Galbally (disambiguation).

Roman Catholic Church, Galbally.

Galbally (from Irish: Gallbhuaile, meaning "stone booley"^[1]^[2]) is a hamlet and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is between Cappagh and Donaghmore. Its name was formerly spelt as Gallwolly and Gallwally.^[1]

The hamlet has three pubs, a convenience shop, a church and a post office with an adjoining grocery shop. The local Gaelic football team is called Galbally Pearses. Sylvia Hermon, independent MP for North Down, was born in and raised in Galbally.

Republicanism

Galbally has a reputation of being a mostly Irish nationalist/republican area and is strongly linked to The Troubles, with quite a few Provisional Irish Republican Army members coming from Galbally and its hinterland. One of the 1981 hunger strikers, Martin Hurson, is from the area and is buried at St John's Church in Galbally. Other republicans buried in the Galbally and surrounding area include: Declan Arthurs, Seamus Donnelly, Tony Gormley, Eugene Kelly, and Martin McCaughey.

References

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Places in County Tyrone

List of places in County Tyrone

Towns	Coalisland Cookstown Dungannon Omagh Strabane

Villages and townlands	Altamuskin Altishane Altmore Ardboe Ardstraw Artigarvan Augher Aughnacloy Ballygawley Ballymagorry Ballymully Glebe Benburb Beragh Blackwatertown Brackaville Bready Brockagh Caledon Cappagh Carnteel Carrickmore Castlecaulfield Castlederg Clady Clanabogan Clogher Coagh Cranagh Creggan Derrycrin Derrylaughan Derrytresk Donaghmore Dooish Douglas Bridge Dromore Drumkee Drumnakilly Drumquin Dunnamanagh Dunnamore Edenderry Eglish Erganagh Eskra Evish Fintona Fivemiletown Galbally Garvaghey Garvetagh Gillygooly Glebe Glenmornan Gortaclare Gortin Granville Greencastle Kildress Killay Killen Killeter Killyclogher Killyman Kilskeery Knockmoyle Landahaussy Liscloon Loughmacrory Magheramason Moortown Mountfield Moy Moygashel Moylagh Mullaghmore Newmills Newtownstewart Plumbridge Pomeroy Rock Rousky Sandholes Seskinore Shanmaghery Sion Mills Sixmilecross Spamount Stewartstown Tamnamore Tattyreagh Trillick Tullyhogue Tullywiggan Victoria Bridge Washing Bay

Landforms	Ballysaggart Lough Beaghmore Black Bog Drum Manor Forest Park Glenelly Mountains of Pomeroy Sperrins Tullyhogue Fort

Baronies	Clogher Dungannon Lower Dungannon Middle Dungannon Upper Omagh East Omagh West Strabane Lower Strabane Upper

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Coordinates: 54°32′N 6°53′W / 54.533°N 6.883°W / 54.533; -6.883

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