Greencastle, County Tyrone

Greencastle (from Irish An Caisleán Glas 'the green house')[1] is a hamlet in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

It is within the townland of Sheskinshule[2] (from Irish Seisceann Siúil).

[3] The village sits at a crossroads in the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains with the Owenkillew and Owenreagh rivers running nearby.

It had a population of 153 people in the 2001 Census.

In 2012, a Real IRA training camp was discovered in the hamlet, leading to four people jailed for terrorism offences in 2014.

Crockanboy Road in Greencastle
Roman Catholic church of Greencastle