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Toome Upper
Toome Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its south lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Toome Lower to the north; Antrim Lower to the north-east; Antrim Upper to the east; Massereene Lower to the south-east; and Loughinsholin to the south-east. Toome Upper also formed part of the medieval territories known as the Route and Clandeboye. History List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Toome Upper: Towns *Ahoghill (also part of baronies of Toome Lower and Antrim Lower) * Antrim (also part of barony of Toome Lower) *Milltown *Randalstown Population centres *Crosskeys *Toome *Newferry *Whiteside's Corner List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Toome Upper: *Antrim (split with barony of Antrim Upper) *Ballyscullion (split with barony of Loughinsholin) *Cranfield *Drummaul Drummaul is a townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Upper an ... [...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] |
Massereene Lower
Massereene Lower is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its west lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Lower: Towns *Muckamore Population centres *Aldergrove, County Antrim, Aldergrove *Diamond *Killead *Loanends *Nutt's Corner List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Lower: *Grange of Muckamore *Killead Archaeology The barony contains the largest concentration of ringforts in Ireland, with three ringforts per square kilometre. References Barony of Massereene Lower, Archaeological sites in County Antrim Clandeboye {{NorthernIreland-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummaul
Drummaul is a townland and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Upper and contains the town of Randalstown. The name derives from the Irish: ''Druim Mail'' (Mal's ridge). Drummaul parish The parish is bounded by the civil parishes of Duneane, Portglenone, Ahoghill and Braid, and to the south by Lough Neagh. It contains the following 51 townlands: __NOTOC__ A Aughaboy, Aghaloughan, Andraid, Artresnahan, Aughalish B Ballealy South, Ballydunmaul, Ballygrooby, Ballylurgan, Ballymacilroy, Ballynacraigy, Ballynaleney, Ballytresna, Barnish C Caddy, Clare, Cloghogue, Clonboy, Clonkeen, Coolsythe, Cormorant Rock, Craigmore, Creagh D Downkillybegs, Drumanaway, Drummaul, Drumsough F Farlough, Feehogue G Gortagharn, Groggan K Kilknock, Killyfad L Leitrim, Lenagh, Lisnagreggan, Lurgan West M Magherabeg, Magheralane, Magheramurphy, Mount Shalgus, Muckleramer P Portlee, Procklis R Randalstow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toome
Toome or Toomebridge () is a small village and townland on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies in the civil parish of Duneane in the former barony of Toome Upper, and is in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It had a population of 781 in the 2011 census. History Roddy McCorley, a Presbyterian radical, was a local of the parish of Duneane. He fought as a United Irishman in the Rebellion of 1798 against British rule in Ireland but was captured. He was hanged on 28 February 1800 "near the bridge of Toome", which had been partially destroyed by rebels in 1798 to prevent the arrival of reinforcements from west of the River Bann. His body was then dissected by the British and buried under the road that went from Belfast to Derry. In 1852, when the road was being reconstructed, a nephew had McCorley's body exhumed and given a proper burial in an unmarked grave in Duneane. A memorial in honour of McCorley now stands in Toome a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randalstown
Randalstown is a townland and small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, between Antrim and Toome. It has a very prominent disused railway viaduct and lies beside Lough Neagh and the Shane's Castle estate. The town is bypassed by the M22 motorway with junctions at both the eastern and western ends of the town. It had a population of 5,126 people in the 2011 Census. History The townland of Randalstown was originally known as ''An Dún Mór'' ("the great fort"), anglicised as ''Dunmore''. This refers to a medieval motte-and-bailey castle built by the Irish on the west bank of the river Main just south of the town. A castle known as Edenduffcarrick, later Shane's Castle, was built near Randalstown in the 14th century by the O'Neills of Clannaboy. From at least the 1650s the town was known as "Iron Mills" (''Muilinn Iarainn'' in Irish, anglicised "Mullynieren"). In 1667, the town was created a free borough and was officially re-named Randalstown. It was re-named to mark t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrim, County Antrim
Antrim ( ga, Aontroim , meaning 'lone ridge') is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, on the northeast shore of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 23,375 people in the 2011 Census. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council. It is northwest of Belfast. History Middle Ages According to tradition, a monastery was founded at Antrim in AD 495, thirty years after the death of Saint Patrick, to take forward his ministry, with a small settlement growing up around it. The round tower (see below), also known as "the Steeple", is all that remains. The original name of Antrim was ''Aontreibh'', Irish for 'lone house', referring to the monks' house. This later became, or was reinterpreted, as ''Aontroim'' ('lone ridge'). In the early Middle Ages, the area was part of the Gaelic territory of Dál Araide, which covered much of what is now County Antrim. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahoghill
Ahoghill ( or ; ) is a large village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, four miles from Ballymena. It is located in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. It had a population of 3,417 people at the 2011 Census. In early documents, Ahoghill is referred to as ''Magherahoghill'' meaning "the plain of the yew forest." Demography Ahoghill had a population of 3,417 people (1,327 households) at the 2011 Census, an increase of 11.8% on the 2001 Census population of 3,055. On Census day in 2011: *22.2% were aged under 16 and 12.6% were aged 65 and over *48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female *3.8% were from a Catholic background and 90.8% were from a Protestant or other Christian background *3.5% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed History Religious revival The 1859 Revival which swept through Ulster has strong connections with Ahoghill. Thousands of ordinary folk had their lives changed at this time. Especially notable is the reports of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clandeboye
Clandeboye or Clannaboy (from Irish language, Irish ''Clann Aodha Buí'', "family of Hugh the Blond") was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, comprising what is now south County Antrim, north County Down, and the barony of Loughinsholin, Northern Ireland. The entity was relatively late in appearance and is associated partly with the History of Ireland (1169–1536), Gaelic resurgence of the High Middle Ages. The O'Neill Clandeboy (''Ó Néill Clann Aodha Buidhe'') who reigned in the territory descended from Hugh Boy O'Neill, a List of rulers of Tyrone, king of Tyrone. His descendants took advantage of the demise of the Earldom of Ulster during the latter 14th century and seized vast portions of territory. Clandeboye's main seats of power were Shane's Castle and Castlereagh (County Down townland), Castle Reagh. The kingdom came to an end at the dawn of the 17th century after Conn O'Neill, the last head of the Clandeboye O'Neills of Upper Clandeboye, signed away two-thirds of his land to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route, County Antrim
The Route ( ga, An Rúta) was a medieval territory in Gaelic Ireland, located on the north-east coast of Ulster. It stretched between Coleraine and Ballycastle and as far south as the Clogh River. Originally part of Twescard, a county of the Earldom of Ulster, it was later ruled by the MacQuillans and then the MacDonnells. History The territory of the Route was originally part of Twescard, a county of the Earldom of Ulster that at its height stretched from the Glens of Antrim to Inishowen. The murder of the Earl of Ulster in 1333 saw the Irish chiefdoms rebel and the Earldom of Ulster eventually collapsed, with it gradually almost all falling under Gaelic control. By the 1460s, the de Mandevilles, who held manors in Twescard, decided to abandon them and sold their land to the MacQuillans, who according to the '' Annals of Ulster'' were already in the region warring with the O'Cahans as far back as 1442. The MacQuillans themselves had fled from their territory in Down, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughinsholin
Loughinsholin () is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenaght and Coleraine to the north; Kilconway, Toome Upper, and Toome Lower to the east. It was formed largely on the extent of the northern part of the medieval Irish túath of Uí Tuirtri. The Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin, with Slieve Gallion and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony. The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony, with the River Moyola cutting through the middle, both emptying into Lough Neagh. The largest settlement in the barony is town of Magherafelt. History Medieval history and Uí Tuirtri The area of land that forms Loughinsholin has changed control several times throughout history. During the first millennium, it was part of the over-kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antrim Upper
Antrim Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Antrim Lower to the north; Toome Upper to the west; Massereene Lower to the south-west; Belfast Upper to the south; Belfast Lower to the south-east; and Glenarm Upper to the east. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Antrim Upper: Towns * Antrim (split with barony of Toome Upper) *Ballyclare (split with barony of Belfast Lower) Villages *Doagh *Dunadry * Parkgate List of civil parishes Below is a list of civil parishes in Antrim Upper: *Antrim (split with barony of Toome Upper) * Ballycor *Doagh Grange *Donegore Donegore (historically ''Dunogcurra'', ) is the name of a hill, a townland, a small cluster of residences, and a civil parish in the historic barony of Antrim Upper, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Donegore lies approximately 5 miles (8 km) ... *Kilbride * Grange of Nilteen *Rashee References {{coord missing, County Antrim Clandeboye [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Antrim
County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 618,000. County Antrim has a population density of 203 people per square kilometre or 526 people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, as well as part of the historic province of Ulster. The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bushmills produces whiskey, and Portrush is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. According to the 2001 census, it is currently one of only two counties of the Island of Ireland in which a majority of the population are from a Protestant back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
