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Kilkeel (civil Parish)
Kilkeel is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Mourne. Settlements The civil parish contains the following settlements: *Annalong *Atticall *Dunnaval *Kilkeel Townlands Kilkeel civil parish contains the following townlands: * Aghyoghill * Attical * Aughnahoory * Aughnaloopy * Aughrim * Ballaghanery * Ballaghanery Upper * Ballinran * Ballinran Upper * Ballyardel *Ballygowan *Ballykeel * Ballymadeerfy * Ballymagart * Ballymageogh *Ballymartin * Ballynahatten * Ballyrogan (also known as Mourne Park) * Ballyveagh Beg * Ballyveagh Beg Upper * Ballyveagh More * Ballyveagh More Upper *Benagh Lower *Benagh Upper * Brackenagh East * Brackenagh East Upper * Brackenagh West * Brackenagh West Upper * Carrigenagh * Carrigenagh Upper * Corcreaghan * Cranfield * Derryoge * Drumcro * Drumindoney * Drummanlane * Drummanmore * Dunnaman *Dunnaval * Glasdrumman * Glasdrumman Upper * Glenloughan * Glenloughan Upper *Grange * Greencastle * Guinew ... [...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] |
Mourne Park
Mourne may refer to: In Ireland *Mourne Abbey, a small parish just south of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland *Mourne (barony), in County Down, Northern Ireland *Mourne Mountains, located in County Down in the south-east of Northern Ireland **Mourne Wall, built around the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland * River Mourne, a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland *Newry and Mourne District Council, in Northern Ireland *Mourne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Media *''The Mourne Observer'', a newspaper in County Down, Northern Ireland Entertainment * Mourne, a fictional member of the comedy group The Kransky Sisters *" The Mountains of Mourne", an Irish folk song * The Kingdom of Mourne, a fictional place in the 2011 American fantasy comedy film '' Your Highness'' See also * Mourning, grief over the death of someone * "The Moorlough Shore The Moorlough Shore (Roud 2742) is a traditional Irish love song. Synopsis A young man praises the beauties of the countryside and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymartin (Kilkeel)
Ballymartin () is one of several places on the island of Ireland. ;Northern Ireland * A place near Templepatrick and junction 5 of the M2 motorway in County Antrim, with a large Translink park and ride facility for buses to Belfast. * A small village and townland between Annalong and Kilkeel in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area in County Down. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 414 people. It has a St. Joseph's Primary School. * A place in Tullynakill parish, County Down ;Republic of Ireland * A townland in Borris parish, County Carlow * A small area off the village of Pallaskenry Pallaskenry () is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. Pallaskenry derives its name from Kenry Castle (the palisaded castle at Kenry), nowadays known as Shanpallas Castle. opographical Dictionary of Ireland, p455, Lewis It was one of the prin ... County Limerick * A village in Kilmaine parish, on the N84 between Kilmaine and Ballinrobe, in County Mayo See also *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
