Galbally is a hamlet and townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

 in County Tyrone

County Tyrone

Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. It is between Cappagh

Cappagh

Cappagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is between Pomeroy, Ballygawley, Galbally and Carrickmore, with the hamlet of Galbally about one mile to the east...

 and Donaghmore. Its name was formerly spelt as Gallwolly and Gallwally.

The hamlet has one pub, a convenience shop, a church and a post office with an adjoining grocery shop. The local Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 team is called Galbally Pearses

Galbally Pearses

Galbally Pearse's is a men's Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Galbally in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Galbally Oonagh Celts' are the local ladies GAA club and are affiliated with the Pearse's.-History:...

.

Galbally is a mostly Irish nationalist

Irish nationalism

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/republican

Irish Republicanism

Irish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...

 area and is strongly linked to The Troubles

The Troubles

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. Many Provisional Irish Republican Army

Provisional Irish Republican Army

The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...

 volunteers came from Galbally and its hinterland. One of the 1981 hungerstrikers

1981 Irish hunger strike

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, Martin Hurson

Martin Hurson

Edward Martin Hurson was an Irish republican hunger striker and a volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army .-Background:...

, is from the area and is buried at St John's Church in Galbally. Also buried there are two of the Loughgall Martyrs

Loughgall Ambush

The Loughgall ambush took place on 8 May 1987 in the village of Loughgall, Northern Ireland. An eight-man Provisional Irish Republican Army group launched an attack on the village's Royal Ulster Constabulary station, but was ambushed by a British Army Special Air Service unit of twenty-five. The...

, Declan Arthurs and Seamus Donnelly, while Tony Gormley is buried in Aughnagar. Another local Loughgall Martyr, Eugene Kelly

Eugene Kelly

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, is buried in nearby Altmore

Altmore

Altmore is a hamlet and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is five miles from Carrickmore and four miles from Pomeroy. Most of the community consists of farmers who make their livelihood in cattle and pig farming...

. Martin McCaughey

Martin McCaughey

Gerard Patrick Martin McCaughey was a volunteer in the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army from Aughnagar, Galbally, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. McCaughey was killed by undercover British Army soldiers in County Armagh on October 1990 along with fellow IRA volunteer,...

, who was killed at Loughgall in 1990 was laid to rest in same plot as the Loughgall Martyrs.