Glack

Hamlet and townland in Northern Ireland

Place

54°59′35″N 7°02′28″W / 54.99306°N 7.04111°W / 54.99306; -7.04111

Glack (from Irish Glaic, meaning "hollow")^[1] is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4 km south of Ballykelly, in a raised spot overlooking Lough Foyle. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 183 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.

Glack is made up of three clusters of buildings. It has a primary school (St Finlough's, in neighbouring Sistrakeel townland) and a business called Paragon Health Ltd.^[2]

It has a Gaelic club called Glack GAC, a Community Association and numerous other clubs to include camogie, bowling and knitting clubs.

History

Sport

Glack has its own bowling team called St Finlough's.
Glack GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club

References

^ Placenames NI Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Glack Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2008.