Lenaderg is a small village and
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
of
in
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...
,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It sits on the banks of the
River Bann, about two miles from
Banbridge and a half mile from the village of
Lawrencetown. It is situated in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Tullylish
Tullylish ()[PlaceNamesNI - Tullylish](_blank)
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
Iveagh Lower, Upper Half
Iveagh Lower, Upper Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Lower into two. It is bordered by five other baronies: Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the south; Ive ...
.
In the
2001 Census it had a population of 261 people. Lenaderg is within the
District of Banbridge.
Its name is derived from the
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 ...
. One theory is that it comes from ''Léana Dhearg'' meaning "red meadow".
[Placenames Database of Ireland](_blank)
/ref> However, the townland was historically called ''Laraderick'' and ''Laraghderick'', which is believed to be derived from ''Láithreach Deirce''.
Industry
Milltown Bleach Works at Lenaderg, was demolished mid-20th century. A group of mill workers’ houses still remains.
Transport
Lenaderg railway station
Lenaderg railway station was on the Banbridge Junction Railway which ran from Scarva to Banbridge in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, ...
was opened on 1 January 1904, closed to passengers in 1907 and finally closed altogether on 2 May 1955.
See also
*List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city sta ...
* List of townlands in County Down
References
Townlands of County Down
Villages in County Down
Civil parish of Tullylish
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