About Greysteel
Greysteel or Gresteel is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 9mi to the east of Derry and 7mi to the west of Limavady on the main A2 coast road between Limavady and Derry, overlooking Lough Foyle. It is designated as a Large Village and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 1, 229 people, an increase of almost 20% compared to 1991. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district. HistoryThe village lies mostly within the townlands of Gresteel More and Gresteel Beg. The name "Greysteel" may be a part-translation of the Irish Glas-stiall, meaning "grey strip (of land)", and the Placenames Database of Ireland gives this as the Irish name of the village. An older English name for the area was "Glasteele". The TroublesDuring the Troubles, nine people were killed in the Greysteel area: On 14 November 1976, Jim Loughrey was shot dead by loyalists at his home. On 30 October 1993, members of the Ulster Defence Association carried out a mass shooting at the Rising Sun public house, killing eight civilians. This became known as the Greysteel massacre.
Greysteel Description
Greysteel or Gresteel is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 9mi to the east of Derry and 7mi to the west of Limavady on the main A2 coast road between Limavady and Derry, overlooking Lough Foyle. It is designated as a Large Village and in the 2001 Census it had a population of 1, 229 people, an increase of almost 20% compared to 1991. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district. HistoryThe village lies mostly within the townlands of Gresteel More and Gresteel Beg. The name "Greysteel" may be a part-translation of the Irish Glas-stiall, meaning "grey strip (of land)", and the Placenames Database of Ireland gives this as the Irish name of the village. An older English name for the area was "Glasteele". The TroublesDuring the Troubles, nine people were killed in the Greysteel area: On 14 November 1976, Jim Loughrey was shot dead by loyalists at his home. On 30 October 1993, members of the Ulster Defence Association carried out a mass shooting at the Rising Sun public house, killing eight civilians. This became known as the Greysteel massacre.