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
editThe name "Tullycarnet" is from the Irish Tulaigh Charnáin ("hillock of the little cairn"). It is not known where the original cairn was.[1]
Amenties and sport
editLocal 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]
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.