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Holywood, County Down (civil Parish)
Holywood is a civil parish and townland (of ) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower and covers some areas that are now in Belfast. Settlements The civil parish contains the town of Holywood. Townlands The civil parish contains the following townlands: *Ballycloghan * Ballycultraw * Ballydavey * Ballygrainey * Ballyhackamore * Ballykeel * Ballymaghan * Ballymenagh * Ballymisert * Ballyrobert * Craigavad *Holywood * Killeen * Knocknagoney * Strandtown 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 {{Authority control Holywood, County Down ... [...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] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Ballyculter, Ballykinler, Ballyphilip, Ballytrustan, Ballywalter, Bangor, Blaris, Bright C Castleboy, Clonallan, Clonduff, Comber D Donaghadee, Donaghcloney, Donaghmore, Down, Dromara, Dromore, Drumballyroney, Drumbeg, Drumbo, Drumgath, Drumgooland, Dundonald, Dunsfort G Garvaghy, Greyabbey H Hillsborough, Holywood I Inch, Inishargy K Kilbroney, Kilclief, Kilcoo, Kilkeel, Killaney, Killinchy, Killyleagh, Kilmegan, Kilmood, Kilmore, Knockbreda L Lambeg, Loughinisland M Maghera, Magheradrool, Magheralin, Magherally, Moira N Newry, Newtownards R Rathmullan S St. Andrews (alias Ballyhalbert), Saintfield, Saul, Seapatrick, Shankill, Slanes T Tullylish, Tullynakill, Tyrella W Warrenpoint, Witter See also *Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strandtown
Strandtown is a district of Belfast. It is in the east of the city, in the BT4 postcode area, lying south of the City Airport and north of the Newtownards Road. The author C.S. Lewis (1898–1963) lived in the district as a child from 1905 to 1908, at a house called "Little Lea". He later moved to England and achieved fame with a wide range of fiction books, mostly notably The Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' has been adapted for radio, tele .... Facilities in the Strandtown area include Strandtown Primary School, Strand Arts Centre and Connswater Community Greenway. References Geography of Belfast Civil parish of Holywood {{Belfast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killeen (Holywood) , a hi ...
Killeen may refer to: Places ;Northern Ireland * Killean, County Armagh, a village in County Armagh * Killeen, County Down, a townland in County Down * Killeen, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone ;Ireland * Killeen, County Cork, a village in County Cork * Killeen, County Laois, a village in County Laois * Killeen, County Meath, a village in County Meath * Killeen, County Tipperary, a townland in County Tipperary * Killeen, County Westmeath, a townland in the civil parish of Castletownkindalen, barony of Moycashel ;United States * Killeen, Texas, a city in Bell County, Texas ** Killeen Air Force Station, Killeen, Texas Other uses * Killeen (surname) * Killeen Castle (other) See also * Cillín A cillín (plural cilliní) are historic burial sites in Ireland, primarily used for stillborn and unbaptized infants. These burial areas were also used for the recently deceased who were not allowed in consecrated churchyards, including the men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craigavad
Craigavad () is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, lying within the civil parish of Holywood and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Suburban and residential in character, Craigavad lies between the centre of Holywood and Bangor in the area administered by the Ards and North Down Borough Council. Places of note *Royal Belfast Golf Club, possibly the oldest such club in Ireland is located at Station Road, Craigavad * Rockport School founded in 1906 is located in Craigavad. *There is a Camphill community at Seahill Road, Craigavad. People * Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (1909–1977) a barrister and politician was born at Craigavad. * Sir John Campbell (1862–1929) a consultant surgeon and politician died at his house at Craigavad. *Robert Cunningham (minister) (died 1637) first Presbyterian minister * John Aiken Wilson (1937–1997) a Northern Irish born novelist, amateur boxer and notable literary figure was born at Ballyrobert, Craigavad. Transport The A2 roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyhackamore
Ballyhackamore () is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, it is a suburb of Belfast located on the Upper Newtownards Road. It is also a ward in the UK Parliamentary constituency of East Belfast. The Sunday Times named Ballyhackamore the Brunch Capital of Belfast in a 2018 article on the Best Places to live in Britain. The neighbourhood is the location of several restaurants and cafés as well as a range of local and national shops. Transport Ballyhackamore is served by the Translink Glider G1 service. In addition Metro and Ulsterbus services stop here. Places of note *Cyprus Avenue a residential street and conservation area which lent its name to the Van Morrison song, Cyprus Avenue *Neill's Hill railway station a former halt on the Belfast and County Down Railway line. *Kincora Boys' Home, a home for boys that was the scene of serious organised abuse. *Bloomfield Collegiate School, an Independent Grammar School for girls. Notable people *Joe Bratty, loyalist parami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
