Atticall

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title: "Atticall" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-county-down", "townlands-of-county-down", "civil-parish-of-kilkeel"] description: "Village in County Down, Northern Ireland" topic_path: "general/villages-in-county-down" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atticall" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Down, Northern Ireland ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Attical
irish_name	Áit Tí Chathail
static_image	Attical Village - geograph.org.uk - 500897.jpg
static_image_caption	Attical from Aughrim Hill in 2007
coordinates
label_position	none
country	Northern Ireland
postcode_area	BT
postcode_district	BT34
lieutenancy_northern_ireland	County Down
hide_services	yes
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|official_name= Attical |irish_name= Áit Tí Chathail |scots_name= |local_name= |static_image= Attical Village - geograph.org.uk - 500897.jpg |static_image_caption= Attical from Aughrim Hill in 2007 |map_type= |coordinates = |label_position= none | population = | population_ref = |irish_grid_reference= |unitary_northern_ireland= |country= Northern Ireland |post_town= |postcode_area= BT |postcode_district= BT34 |dial_code= |constituency_westminster= |lieutenancy_northern_ireland= County Down |website= |hide_services= yes Attical or Atticall () is a small village and townland (of 396 acres) in the Mourne Mountains of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Kilkeel and the historic barony of Mourne. In the 2021 census it had a population of 168 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area.

The village has a Catholic maintained primary school, called Holy Cross, for 4–11 year olds. There is a Roman Catholic church, a shop and a Gaelic football club. The Cnocnafeola Cultural and Residential Centre offers accommodation for trekkers and visitors to the Mournes. The village is also home to the Holy Cross Accordion Band, which has won All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann competitions on six occasions: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. They were also crowned All Ireland Junior Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann champions in 2016.

Geography

At the end of the ice age a deposit of stones is thought to have been left that runs through Atticall. This is known locally as the Stoney Rigg. The remains of this can be seen on Slieve Muck, and it is said to flow down to Green Castle.

The great spotted woodpecker, Ireland's newest breeding bird species, has been seen in Cnocnafeola Wood.

References

References

1. [http://www.logainm.ie/?text=attical&placeID=66991 Placenames Database of Ireland]
2. link. (May 26, 2012)
3. "Attical".
4. "Holy Cross Primary School". School website.
5. "Cnocnafeola Cultural and Residential Centre". Irish Tourist.com.

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