Tullyallen () is a village,

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(of 224 acres) 6 km north-west of the town of

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. It is in the historic

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. It is located in the historical

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, in the

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of Mellifont (named after the nearby

Mellifont Abbey Mellifont Abbey (, literally 'the Big Monastery'), was a Cistercians, Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It was the first abbey of the order to be built in Ireland. In 1152, it hosted the Synod of Kells-Mellifo ...

); it is also close to

Newgrange Newgrange () is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, placed on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, west of the town of Drogheda. It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic Period, around 3100 BC, makin ...

Knowth Knowth (; ) is a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 17 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC. It contains the largest assemblage of megali ...

and

Dowth Dowth () is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the ''Brú na Bóinne'' World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the ot ...

burial mounds, Monasterboice monastery, and to the

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site.

Amenities

Amenities within Tullyallen village include a supermarket, church hall, pub, GAA grounds, pharmacy, butcher, hair & beauty salon and fast-food takeaway. Also nearby is

Townley Hall Townley Hall is a Georgian country house which stands in parkland at Tullyallen, County Louth, Tullyallen some 5 km west of Drogheda, County Louth in Ireland. It was designed by Irish architect Francis Johnston (architect), Francis Johnsto ...

and its parkland, including Townley Hall Golf Club. A children's playground, funded by the local community, was opened in October 2011 by the then

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. The local

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church, the Church of the Assumption in Mellifont parish, was built in 1898 and renovated in 2001.

Education

The local primary school, Tullyallen National School, is a co-educational national school which was founded in the 1950s. As of 2016 it had more than 460 pupils enrolled. The school crest depicts the Mellifont lavabo, the Salmon of Knowledge, a quill writing in a book and the Boyne cable bridge.

Sport

Tullyallen's

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club is known as the Glen Emmets, and comprises football teams ranging from under-7s to seniors. The village also has an association football (soccer) team called Glen Abbey Rovers. Founded in 2009, the Rovers play in division 4 of the Meath And District League, playing their home games on the grounds of Albion Rovers FC, Monasterboice.

Public transport

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route 182 from

Ardee Ardee (; , ) is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. The town shows evidence of development from the thirteenth century onward but as a result of the continued develo ...

via

Collon Collon () is a village and townland in the south west corner of County Louth, Ireland, on the N2 national primary road. The village is home to the Cistercian Abbey of New Mellifont, and to Collon House, the ancestral home of the Foster family. ...

serves Tullyallen several times a day (not Sundays). The nearest train station is

Drogheda railway station Drogheda MacBride railway station () is a railway station that serves Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. Description The present station is located on a sharp curve on the southern approach to the Boyne Viaduct. Formerly there were three lin ...

, approximately 7 km away.

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