Dunsfort is a
civil parish
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in
County Down
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,
Northern Ireland
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. It is situated in the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Lecale Lower
Lecale Lower (named after the former barony of Lecale) is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of the county with Strangford Lough to its north and the Irish Sea to its right. It is bordered by five othe ...
. It is also a
townland
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of 384 acres.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the following settlements:
[
*]Ballyhornan
Ballyhornan (from Irish ''Baile an Eoirna'' meaning ‘the town land of the barley’) is a village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland, located along the coast of the Irish Sea. It has about 1,000 residents and located less tha ...
Townlands
Dunsfort civil parish contains the following townlands:[
* Ballybeg
* Ballyedock Lower
* Ballyedock Upper
*]Ballyhornan
Ballyhornan (from Irish ''Baile an Eoirna'' meaning ‘the town land of the barley’) is a village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland, located along the coast of the Irish Sea. It has about 1,000 residents and located less tha ...
* Ballymenagh
*Bishops Court
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
* Corbally
*Dunsfort
*Guns Island
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* Lismore
* Ringawaddy
* Sheepland Beg
* Sheepland More
* Tollumgrange Lower
* Tollumgrange Upper
* Tullynaskeagh
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
{{County Down
Townlands of County Down