Tullynakill ()
is a
civil parish
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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 orig ...
(of 317 acres) in
County Down,
Northern Ireland
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. 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 Raven maps of c.1625. An inquisition on the bishop’s land was taken at ''Tullomkill'' in 1617, and in 1659 ''Tollenekill'' was the parish and ''Tolinkill'' the townland.
[
Antiquarian William Reeves noted in the mid-19th century the ruins of a 17th-century church next to the one then in use in Tullynakill townland.][ There was a church on this site in the 9th century and the ruined old church is dated 1639. A new church was built in 1826, but is now closed.]
Settlements
The civil parish contains the village of Ardmillan.[
]
Townlands
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[
* Ballydrain
* Ballyglighorn
* Ballymartin]Duck Rock
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[
* Gull Rock
* Horse Island][
* Lisbane
* Long Island
* Mahee Island
* Reagh Island
* Ringneill
* Rolly Island
*Tullynakill
* Watson's Island
* Wood Island
]
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