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Ardkeen, County Down
Ardkeen () is a civil parish and townland (of 461 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper. Townlands Ardkeen civil parish contains the following townlands: *Ardkeen * Ballycran Beg * Ballycran More * Ballygelagh * Ballyward * Bird Island * Calf Island *Cookstown * Craigaveagh Rock *Drummond Island * Dunevly * Great Minnis's Island * Inishanier Island * Inisharoan Island * Kirkistown *Lisbane *Little Minnis's Island *Long Island *Lythe Rock *Parton Island * Pherson's Island *Rainey Island * Ratallagh *Roe Island * Round Island * Sketrick Island * Trasnagh Island See also *List of civil parishes of County Down In Ireland, Counties are divided into civil parishes which are sub-divided into townlands. The following is a list of civil parishes in County Down, Northern Ireland: A Aghaderg, Annaclone, Annahilt, Ardglass, Ardkeen, Ardquin B Ballee, Ba ... References {{reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor_law_union#Ireland, Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a ''túath'' or ''Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round Island, County Down
Round or rounds may refer to: Mathematics and science * The contour of a closed curve or surface with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, cant, or sphere * Rounding, the shortening of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains * Round number, a number that ends with one or more zeroes * Roundness (geology), the smoothness of clastic particles * Roundedness, rounding of lips when pronouncing vowels * Labialization, rounding of lips when pronouncing consonants Music * Round (music), a type of musical composition * ''Rounds'' (album), a 2003 album by Four Tet Places * The Round, a defunct theatre in the Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle upon Tyne, England * Round Point, a point on the north coast of King George Island, South Shetland Islands * Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, a parkway system in Minneapolis * Rounds Mountain, a peak in the Taconic Mountains, United States * Round Mountain (other), several places * Round Valley (dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roe Island, County Down
Roe ( ) or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses, of fish and certain marine animals such as shrimp, scallop, sea urchins and squid. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked ingredient in many dishes, and as a raw ingredient for delicacies such as caviar. The roe of marine animals, such as the roe of lumpsucker, hake, mullet, salmon, Atlantic bonito, mackerel, squid, and cuttlefish are especially rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids, but omega-3s are present in all fish roe. Also, a significant amount of vitamin B12 is among the nutrients present in fish roes. Roe from a sturgeon or sometimes other fish such as flathead grey mullet, is the raw base product from which caviar is made. The term soft roe or white roe denotes fish milt, not fish eggs. Around the world Africa South Africa People in KwaZulu-Natal consume fish roe in the form of slightly sour curry or battered and deep fried. Americas Brazil In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainey Island
Rainey is a name of British-Irish origin. People with the surname * Bobby Rainey (born 1987), American National Football League player * Chuck Rainey (born 1940), American bassist * David "Puck" Rainey (born 1968), American reality TV personality * Darren Rainey (1962–2012), American prison inmate who died of burns from a scalding shower * Edward Rainey (born 1961), Scottish painter * Ford Rainey (1908–2005), American actor * Grace Rainey Rogers (1867–1943), American art collector, philanthropist * Henry Thomas Rainey (1860–1934), American politician * John W. Rainey (1880–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois * John Rainey (baseball) (1864–1912), American Major League Baseball player * John David Rainey (born 1945), U.S. federal judge * Jon Douglas Rainey (born 1970), American professional thief on the reality TV show ''It Takes a Thief'' * Joseph Rainey (1832–1887), American politician, first African-American United States Representative and second biracial Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parton Island
Parton may refer to: People *David Parton, English singer-songwriter and record producer *Dick Parton (died 2006), Australian rules footballer *Dolly Parton (born 1946), American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, and actress *James Parton (1822–1891), American biographer * Jeff Parton (born 1953), Welsh football goalkeeper *Jim Parton, fathers' rights activist * John Parton (1863–1906), English cricketer * Lucy Rose Parton (born 1989), English singer-songwriter *Mabel Parton (1881–1962), British tennis player * Mark Parton (born 1966), Australian politician *Randy Parton (born 1953), American country singer and business person * Sarah Jane Parton (born 1980), New Zealand new media artist *Samantha (Sam) Parton, musician with The Be Good Tanyas *Stella Parton (born 1949), American country singer * Tim Parton, American pianist *Tom Parton, English Rugby player *Tony Parton (born 1967), English cricketer *V. R. Parton (1897–1974), English chess player Places *Parto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lythe Rock
Lythe is a small village and large civil parish, in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, situated near Whitby within the North York Moors National Park. The name of the village derives from Old Norse and means hill or slope. It was in the old North Riding and in the wapentake of Langbaurgh East.According to the 2011 UK census, Lythe parish had a population of 377, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 465. History St Oswald's Church is a plain stone building in the Early English style. The stained glass east window is a memorial to the Rev. William Long, who was vicar from 1813 to 1858. Inside the church are memorials to the Phipps family, and to the Marquess of Normanby. The register dates from 1634. There is also a Wesleyan Methodist chapel. Mulgrave Castle is the seat of the Marquess of Normanby. The estate also contains the ruins of a former residence known locally as Mulgrave Old Castle, which was an earthwork motte and bailey fortress. Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island, County Down
Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensural notation Places Asia * Long District, Laos * Long District, Phrae, Thailand * Longjiang (other) or River Long (lit. "dragon river"), one of several rivers in China * Yangtze River or Changjiang (lit. "Long River"), China Elsewhere * Long, Somme, France * Long, Washington, United States People * Long (surname) * Long (surname 龍) (Chinese surname) Fictional characters * Long (''Bloody Roar''), in the video game series Sports * Long, a fielding term in cricket * Long, in tennis and similar games, beyond the service line during a serve and beyond the baseline during play Other uses * , a U.S. Navy ship name * Long (finance), a position in finance, especially stock markets * Lòng, name for a laneway in Shanghai * Long in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Minnis's Island
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson ** ''The Littles'' (TV series), an American animated series based on the novels Places *Little, Kentucky, United States *Little, West Virginia, United States Other uses *Clan Little, a Scottish clan *Little (surname), an English surname *Little (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1915 *Little, Brown and Company, an American publishing company * USS ''Little'', multiple United States Navy ships See also * * *Little Mountain (other) *Little River (other) *Little Island (other) Little Island can refer to: Geographical areas Australia * Little Island (South Australia) * Little Island (Tasmania) * Little Island (Western Australia) Canada * Little Island (Lake Kagawong), Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
