Comber (civil Parish)
Comber () is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower, with a small portion in the barony of Castlereagh Upper. Settlements Settlements within Comber civil parish include: *Ballygowan (partly in civil parish of Killinchy) *Comber *Moneyreagh *Cherryvalley Townlands Comber civil parish contains the following 43 townlands: (Most of the 43 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower, but 2 townlands ( Clontonakelly and Crossnacreevy) are in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.) * Ballyalloly * Ballyaltikilligan * Ballyalton *Ballybeen * Ballycreelly *Ballygowan * Ballyhanwood * Ballyhenry Major * Ballyhenry Minor *Ballykeel * Ballyloughan * Ballymagaughey * Ballymaglaff * Ballymalady * Ballynichol * Ballyrickard * Ballyrush * Ballyrussell * Ballystockart *Ballywilliam * Carnasure * Castleaverry * Cattogs *Cherryvalley * Clontonakelly * Crossnacreevy * Cullintraw * Edenslate * Glassmoss * Gransha * Killyne ...
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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 ...
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Ballykeel
Ballykeel (from Irish An Baile Caol, meaning "the narrow townland/farmstead") is a townland, containing a large housing estate off the Crebilly Road in South-East Ballymena, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland. History The Ballykeel estate is divided into two separate estates, with the estate on the Western side known as "Ballykeel 1", built in 1962 to relieve overcrowding in Ballymena, and also to facilitate people coming into the town from the country to work in the factories in Ballymena. "Ballykeel 2" on the Eastern side, was built in 1972, due to further demand for housing. Ballykeel 1 comprises mainly rows of terraced houses parallel to the street, as well as 2 or 3 storey blocks of flats or maisonettes. Ballykeel 2 is built in the Radburn layout, with many of the terraced houses not facing the street, but onto a pedestrian path. Larger houses near the entrance of Ballykeel 2 show where the factory managers once lived and the terraces where the workers lived. There are a ...
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Ballyhenry Minor
Ballyhenry may refer to: * Ballyhenry, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Ballyhenry, Bourney Ballyhenry (''Baile an Hanraígh'' in Irish) is a townland in the Barony of Ikerrin, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Bourney south of Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 20 ...

Ballyhenry Major
Ballyhenry may refer to: * Ballyhenry, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Ballyhenry, Bourney Ballyhenry (''Baile an Hanraígh'' in Irish) is a townland in the Barony of Ikerrin, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Bourney south of Roscrea Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 20 ...