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Dromara (civil Parish)
Dromara is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Kinelarty. Settlements The civil parish contains the following settlements: * Dromara Townlands Dromara civil parish contains the following townlands: * Ardtanagh * Aughnaskeagh * Ballykine * Begny * Burren * Clontanagullion *Crossgar *Derry * Dooglen * Dree * Drin * Dromara * Drumadoney * Drumgavlin * Drumkeeragh * Dunbeg Lower * Dunbeg Upper *Dunmore * Edendarriff * Finnis * Gransha * Guiness * Levallyreagh * Moneynabane * Moybrick Lower * Moybrick Upper * Moydalgan * Mullaghdrin 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] |
Gransha (Dromara)
Bangor ( ; ) is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13 miles (22 km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 61,011 at the 2011 Census. Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. Bangor Abbey was an important and influential monastery founded in the 6th century by Saint Comgall. Bangor grew during the 17th century Plantation of Ulster, when many Scottish settlers arrived. Today, tourism is important to the local economy, particularly in the summer months, and plans are being made for the long-delayed redevelopment of the seafront; a notable historical building in the city is Bangor Old Custom House. The largest plot of private land in the area, the Clandeboye Estate, which is a few miles from the city centre, belonged to the Marchion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnis
Finnis is an English language surname. Notable people with this name include: * Benjamin Finnis (born 1937), British modern pentathlete *Dorothy Kell Finnis (1903–1970), South Australian physiotherapist * Frank Finnis (1851–1918), British Royal Navy admiral * Henry Finnis (1890–1945), British officer in the Indian Army * Horace Percy Finnis (1883–1960), Anglican clergyman and organist in South Australia *John Finnis (born 1940), Australian legal philosopher *John Finnis (captain) "Captain Finnis" (1802–1872), seaman and overlander in South Australia *Matt Finnis, Chief Executive Officer of the St Kilda (Australian rules) Football Club *Rachel Finnis, bka Rachel Brown (born 1980), footballer (women's soccer), married to Ian Finnis, pro golf caddie *Valerie Finnis Valerie Finnis (1924–2006) was a well-known British photographer, lecturer, teacher and gardener.Ursula Buchan and Anna Pavord (2007) Garden People: Valerie Finnis and the Golden Age of Gardening. Thames & Hudson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunbeg Upper
Dunbeg ( gd, An Dùn Beag), formerly known as Dunstaffnage ( gd, Dùn Stafhainis or ''Dùn Staidhinis''), is a village about outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Also near Dunbeg is Dunstaffnage Castle, part of the Campbell Clan and is owned by the Captain of Dunstaffnage. Archaeology Archaeological excavations in 2010, by Argyll Archaeology, in advance of the development of the European Marine Science Park found evidence that people were also living in the area from the Neolithic to the Early Historic periods. The archaeologists discovered funerary pyres, and an infant burial, that were in use for several generations during the Late Iron Age and a farmstead in use sometime between the late 7th to 9th centuries AD. The end of activity on the site roughly coincides with documented attacks on Iona by Norse invaders in 795, 802, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunbeg Lower
Dunbeg ( gd, An Dùn Beag), formerly known as Dunstaffnage ( gd, Dùn Stafhainis or ''Dùn Staidhinis''), is a village about outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Also near Dunbeg is Dunstaffnage Castle, part of the Campbell Clan and is owned by the Captain of Dunstaffnage. Archaeology Archaeological excavations in 2010, by Argyll Archaeology, in advance of the development of the European Marine Science Park found evidence that people were also living in the area from the Neolithic to the Early Historic periods. The archaeologists discovered funerary pyres, and an infant burial, that were in use for several generations during the Late Iron Age and a farmstead in use sometime between the late 7th to 9th centuries AD. The end of activity on the site roughly coincides with documented attacks on Iona by Norse invaders in 795, 802, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
