Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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Counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
are divided into
civil parishes
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. ...
which are sub-divided into
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 ...
s. The following is a list of civil parishes 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 ...
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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 ...
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Aghaderg
Aghaderg is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in mainly in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, with some areas in the baronies of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half (2 townlands) and Iveagh Upper, Lower Half (1 t ...
Annahilt
Annahilt / Anahilt () is a village and civil parish in north County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) south of Lisburn, and about 14 miles south-west of Belfast, on the main road between Ballynahinch and Hillsborough. In ...
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Ardglass
Ardglass () is a coastal fishing village, townland (of 321 acres) and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, in the historic Barony (geographic), barony of Lecale Lower. It is still a relatively important fis ...
Ardquin
Ardquin is a civil parish and townland (of 190 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper.
Townlands
Ardquin civil parish contains the following townlands:
*Ardquin
* Ballyhenry
* Ballyhenry Isl ...
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 34 ...
Blaris
Blaris () is a civil parish covering areas of both County Antrim and County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Castlereagh Upper and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half in County Down and Massereene Upper in County Antrim. It ...
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Bright
Bright may refer to:
Common meanings
*Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness
*Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence
People
* Bright (surname)
* Bright (given name)
*Bright, the stage na ...
Clonallan
Clonallan is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. The parish has an area of 11,464 acres.
Etymology
The name of the parish derives from the townland of Clonallan Gl ...
Comber
Comber ( , , locally ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Cast ...
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Donaghadee
Donaghadee ( , ) is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km) south east of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and t ...
Drumballyroney
Drumballyroney is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the following settlements:
*Rathfriland
Townlands
Drumballyroney civil par ...
Drumbo
Drumbo () is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about south of Belfast city centre, east of Lisburn and west of Carryduff. It is in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.
The townland has an ...
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Drumgath
Drumgath is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, southwest of Rathfriland. It is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. It is also a townland of 375 acres.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the following se ...
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Drumgooland
Drumgooland is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, with one townland in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the fol ...
Greyabbey
Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland (of 208 acres) and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland.
It lies south of Newtownards. Both townland and c ...
Holywood
Holy Wood or Holywood may refer to:
Places
* Holywood, County Down, a town and townland in Northern Ireland
** Holywood, County Down (civil parish), a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland
** Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland)
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Inch
Measuring tape with inches
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Inishargy
Inishargy is a civil parish and townland (of 1,050 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the village of Kircubbin.
Townlands
Inishargy civil parish c ...
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 o ...
Killinchy
Killinchy () is a townland and small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is two miles inland from the western shores of Strangford Lough in the Borough of Ards and North Down. It is situated in the townland of the same name, the civil p ...
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Killyleagh
Killyleagh (; ) is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,483 people in the 2001 Census. It is best ...
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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 ...
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Kilmood
Kilmood is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower.
Townlands
The civil parish contains the following townlands:
* Ballybunden and Kilmood
* Ballygraffan
* Ballykeel
* Ballymi ...
Loughinisland
Loughinisland ( , ) is a small village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is between Downpatrick and Ballynahinch, about 21 miles (34 kilometres) south of Belfast.
History
The village of Loughinisland grew up in the townland ...
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Maghera
Maghera (pronounced , ) is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Its population was 4,220 in the 2011 Census, increasing from 3,711 in the 2001 Census. It is situated within Mid-Ulster Distric ...
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Magheradrool
Magheradrool is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Kinelarty, with one townland in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. It is also a townland of 503 acres.
Settlements
The civil par ...
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Magheralin
Magheralin () is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A3 road between Moira and Lurgan, beside the River Lagan. It had a population of 1,337 people in the 2011 Census. The civil parish of Magheralin c ...
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Magherally
Magherally () is a civil parish and townland (of 491 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is largely situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half, with one townland ( Tullyhinan) in the barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half. The ...
Newry
Newry (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye river in counties Armagh and Down, from Belfast and from Dublin. It had a population of 26,967 in 2011.
Newry was founded in 1144 alongside a Cistercian monastery, althoug ...
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Newtownards
Newtownards is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtownard ...
Saintfield
Saintfield () is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about halfway between Belfast and Downpatrick on the A7 road. It had a population of 3,381 in the 2011 Census, made up mostly of commuters working in both south a ...
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Saul
Saul (; he, , ; , ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE, supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered tri ...
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Seapatrick
Seapatrick () is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies partly across the three historic baronies of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, Iveagh Lower, Lower Half and Iveagh Lower, Upper Half.
Civil parish of Seapatrick
The civil parish c ...
Slanes
Slanes is a civil parish and townland (of 197 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper.
Townlands
Slanes civil parish contains the following townlands:
* Ardminnan
* Ballyspurge
* Dooey
*Newca ...
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Tullylish
Tullylish ()PlaceNamesNI - Tullylish Tullynakill
Tullynakill () is a civil parish and townland (of 317 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower.
History
The name Tullynakill appears in the 1615 Terrier of church property and on the R ...
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Tyrella
Tyrella () is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Lecale Upper.
Townlands
Tyrella civil parish contains the following townlands:
*Carrickinab
*Clanmaghery
*Commons of Clanmaghery
*Glovet
*Tyr ...
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Warrenpoint
Warrenpoint ( ga, An Pointe) is a small port town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the head of Carlingford Lough, south of Newry, and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town is beside t ...
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Witter Witter may refer to:
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* Witter (surname)
* Witter Bynner (1881–1968), American poet and translator
Places
* Witter, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Witter, California, alternate name of Witter Springs, California
* Wit ...
See also
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List of townlands in County Down
In Ireland, Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Down, Northern Ireland:
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Acre McCricket, Aghacullion, Aghandunvarran, Aghavill ...
Civil parishes
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. ...