placenamesShantallow
Seantalamh
A changing library service and a residents’ centre reflect the growth of community facilities.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Seantalamh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Shantallow · English · main form
Place & story
Finding a home for the library
Shantallow Library first opened in January 1981, but arson attacks forced its closure within months. From 1984 it shared St Brigid’s High School library, moving to the youth club in autumn 1989. Its later premises admitted readers on 5 December 1991; Mayor Mary Bradley formally opened them the following month. [2]
The residents’ centre
In a 2020 interview, founder member Derek McCauley recalled neighbours organising bus outings before establishing a tenants’ association. The community centre offered a playgroup, crafts, Irish dancing, piano lessons and discos. Its activities later included gymnastics, indoor bowls and luncheon clubs. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Derry
- Civil parish
- Templemore
- Within
- Shantallow
- Coordinates
- 55.02555, -7.32756 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1413339 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Shantallow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Shantallow Library celebrates 25 years of serving the local community, 24 January 2017 · Derry News / Derry Now
- Fond memories recalled as new era begins for Shantallow Community Centre, 23 January 2020 · Marianne Flood, Derry Now
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-12-06. How this page was prepared.