Ardkeen ()
is a
civil parish
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and
townland
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(of 461 acres) in
County Down
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,
Northern Ireland
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. It is situated in the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
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of
Ards Upper
Ards Upper (named after the former barony of Ards) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southern half of the Ards Peninsula in the east of the county, with the Irish Sea to its east and Strangford Lough to its west. It is b ...
.
Townlands
Ardkeen civil parish contains the following townlands:
[
*Ardkeen
* Ballycran Beg
* Ballycran More
* Ballygelagh
* Ballyward
* Bird Island
* Calf Island
*]Cookstown
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* Craigaveagh Rock
*Drummond Island
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...
* Dunevly
*Great Minnis's Island
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* Inishanier Island
* Inisharoan Island
* Kirkistown
* Lisbane
* Little Minnis's Island
*Long Island
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* Lythe Rock
* Parton Island
* Pherson's Island
* Rainey Island
* Ratallagh
* Roe Island
* Round Island
* Sketrick Island
* Trasnagh Island
See also
* List of civil parishes of County Down
References
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