Galbally (Placenames NI
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. Its name was formerly spelt as ''Gallwolly'' and ''Gallwally''. Galbally is a Village located in the Heart of County Tyrone. The village has one pub, a convenience shop, a church, a Chinese takeaway,a post office with an adjoining grocery shop, a primary school and a community Centre. The local

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team is called Galbally Pearses.

Notable people

One of the 1981 Hunger Strikers, Martin Hurson, was from the townland of Aughnaskea, and is buried at St John's Church, Galbally. Other republicans buried in the area include Declan Arthurs, Tony Gormley in Aughnagar and Eugene Kelly and

Martin McCaughey Gerard Patrick Martin McCaughey (24 February 1967 – 9 October 1990) was a Sinn Féin councillor and volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) from Aughnagar, Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Irel ...

in Altmore.

References

Villages in County Tyrone {{Tyrone-geo-stub