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Lecale Upper
Lecale Upper (named after the former barony of Lecale) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. To its south lies the Irish Sea, and it is bordered by three other baronies; Lecale Lower and Kinelarty to the north; and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the west. History The ''Mac Duinnshéibhe'' (MacDunleavy, Dunleavy) sept where a royal dynasty of Dál Fiatach in Ulaid and are noted in this area. John de Courcy in the 12th century would drive them out of Ulaid from where they fled to County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. The Russells of Downpatrick can trace their Norman heritage back to the 12th century having been recorded in the area since Osberto Russell accompanied John de Courcy in 1177 into Ulster. The barony of Lecale Upper was created in 1851 when the barony of Lecale was split into two, the other part being Lecale Lower. List of settlements Below is a list of the towns and villages in Lecale Upper: Towns *Downpatrick Villages *Ballykinler * Dundrum * Killough List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Courcy
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Rathmullan, County Down
Rathmullan is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic baronies of Lecale Upper, with one townland in Lecale Lower. Settlements The civil parish contains the following settlements: * Killough Townlands Rathmullan civil parish contains the following townlands: * Ballylucas * Ballynewport * Ballyorgan * Ballyplunt * Ballyvaston *Glebe * Islandbane * Killough * Rathmullan Lower * Rathmullan Upper * Saint Johns Point 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, B ... References {{County Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmegan
Kilmegan is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, Kinelarty and Lecale Upper. Settlements The civil parish contains the following settlements: *Castlewellan * Dundrum Townlands Kilmegan civil parish contains the following townlands: * Aughlisnafin *Ballybannan * Ballylough * Ballywillwill *Castlewellan * Clarkill * Cloghram * Clanvaraghan * Drumanaquoile * Dundrinne * Dundrum * Magherasaul * Moneycarragh * Moneylane * Murlough Lower * Slievenisky * Wateresk 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, B ... References {{reflist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilclief
Kilclief (from the Irish ''Cill Cléithe'' meaning 'church of wattle') is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres. The site of Kilclief parish church dates from the early Christian period and was granted by Bishop Malachy 3rd to the Abbey of Saint Patrick of Down in 1183. Townlands Kilclief civil parish contains the following townlands: * Acre McCricket * Carrowdressex *Cloghy * Commonreagh *Glebe * Isle McCricket *Kilclief * Ringreagh * Ross * Rossglass * Tullyfoyle Lower * Tullyfoyle Upper See also *Kilclief Castle *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, B ... References {{County Down Townlands of County Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down (civil Parish)
Down is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Lecale Upper. Settlements The civil parish contains the following settlements: *Downpatrick Townlands Down civil parish contains the following townlands: * Ardmeen * Audleys Acre * Ballydonety * Ballydonnell * Ballydugan *Ballykeel * Ballykilbeg * Ballymote Lower * Ballymote Middle * Ballymote Upper * Ballyrolly * Ballystrew * Ballyvange * Ballywarren * Bonecastle * Cargagh *Clogher * Corbally * Demesne of Down * Grangicam *Hollymount * Jordans Acre * Killavees * Lisnamaul * Magheralagan * Marshallstown * Quarter Cormick * Russells Quarter * Saul Quarter * Struell * Tobercorran * Tobermoney * Tullymurry * Woodgrange 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, Ardke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright, County Down
Bright is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 336 acres. History Bright is mentioned in the Tripartite Life of Saint Patrick by its old Irish name of ''Mrechtan.'' In 1178 John de Courcy confirmed the church of ''Bricht'' to the See of Downpatrick. A stone church was built in the 12th or 13th century. In 1316 the church, filled with people, was burned by Edward Bruce. A 1622 survey reported the church to be in ruins and it was not restored until 1745. Bright Castle is the remains of a three storey tower house probably built in the last fifteenth or early sixteenth century. Townlands Bright civil parish contains the following townlands: * Ballycam * Ballydargan * Ballygallum * Ballygilbert * Ballylig * Ballynagallagh * Ballynoe * Ballyviggis *Bright * Carrowbane * Castlekreen *Coniamstown * Crollys Quarter *Erenagh *Grange Walls *Island Henry * Kilbride * Legamaddy * Lisoid *Strand * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballee, County Down
Ballee is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Lecale Lower, with one townland in the barony of Lecale Upper. Townlands Ballee civil parish contains the following townlands: * Ballyalton * Ballybrannagh Lower * Ballybrannagh Upper * Ballyclander Lower * Ballyclander Upper * Ballycruttle * Ballyhosset * Ballyhosset Milltown * Ballymurry * Ballynagross Lower *Ballynagross Upper * Ballyrenan * Ballysallagh * Ballystokes * Ballytrustan *Ballywalter * Carrowbaghran * Carrownacaw *Church Ballee *Dillin *Jordans Crew * Kildares Crew * Loughmoney * Slievenagriddle * Spittle Ballee * Spittle Quarter 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, B ... References {{County Down [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killough
Killough ( ; ) is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea shore near Ardglass, five miles southeast of Downpatrick. It is a conservation area notable for its sycamore-lined main street. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 845 people.http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service History The townland of Killough appears in the Down Survey as ''Kiltaghlins.'' The owner in 1641 was given as Thomas Cromwell Viscount of Lecale, a direct descendent of Thomas Cromwell chief minister to Henry VIII. The harbour was built in the 18th century by the Wards of Castle Ward house, just outside Strangford. Michael Ward had the straight road from Castle Ward to Killough built in 1740. Ward called the village Port St Anne but that name did not stick. The name ''St Anne's Port'' was also used. After the outbreak of war between Great Britain and France in 1793 the growing of cereals increased in Lecale and Killough, as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundrum, County Down
Dundrum () is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about 4 miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle. It had a population of 1,555 people at the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. History Norman times In 1177, the Normans, who had conquered great swathes of Ireland, invaded eastern Ulster and captured territories along its coast. John de Courcy, who had led the invasion, began building Dundrum Castle in the early 13th century on top of an earlier fort, "Dun Rury" (Rudraige), which was a seat for the remaining Ulaid tribes east of the bann river, after the collapse of the kingdom in the 4th century. The castle was to guard the land routes from Drogheda to Downpatrick. In 1203, de Courcy was expelled from Ulster by fellow Norman Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballykinler
Ballykinler (), often transcribed as Ballykinlar, is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 348 people. It is within the Newry, Mourne and Down area and runs parallel to the Irish Sea coast. Located within the Lecale Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the village is surrounded by low drumlins and marshes. It is also the site of a former British Army base known as Abercorn Barracks. Etymology At the time of the conquest of Ulster by John de Courcy around 1177, Ballykinlar was called ''Lesscummalscig.'' The tithes from the area went to Christ Church, Dublin to pay for wax candles hence it became . Amenities Public houses in the area include the Minerstown Tavern (located 3 miles to the east along the coast) and The Four Roads Inn (2 miles from the village). The village was selected for an award from the Big Lottery Fun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downpatrick
Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the burial place of Saint Patrick. Today, it is the county town of Down and the joint headquarters of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Downpatrick had a population of 10,822 according to the 2011 Census. History Pre-history An early Bronze Age site was excavated in the Meadowlands area of Downpatrick, revealing two roundhouses, one was four metres across and the other was over seven metres across. Archaeological excavations in the 1950s found what was thought to be a Bronze Age hillfort on Cathedral Hill, but further work in the 1980s revealed that this was a much later rampart surrounding an early Christian monastery. Early history Downpatrick (''Dún Pádraig'') is one of Ireland's oldest towns. It takes its name from a ''dún' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
