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Comber (civil Parish)
Comber () is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic Barony (geographic), barony of Castlereagh Lower, with a small portion in the barony of Castlereagh Upper. Settlements Settlements within Comber civil parish include: *Ballygowan (partly in civil parish of Killinchy (civil parish), Killinchy) *Comber *Moneyreagh *Cherryvalley Townlands Comber civil parish contains the following 43 townlands: (Most of the 43 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower, but 2 townlands (Clontonakelly and Crossnacreevy) are in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.) *Ballyalloly *Ballyaltikilligan *Ballyalton *Ballybeen *Ballycreelly *Ballygowan *Ballyhanwood *Ballyhenry Major *Ballyhenry Minor *Ballykeel *Ballyloughan *Ballymagaughey *Ballymaglaff *Ballymalady *Ballynichol *Ballyrickard *Ballyrush *Ballyrussell *Ballystockart *Ballywilliam, County Down, Ballywilliam *Carnasure *Castleaverry *Cattogs *Cherryvalley *Clontona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Parishes In Ireland
Civil parishes () are units of territory in the island of Ireland that have their origins in old Gaelic territorial divisions. They were adopted by the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Ireland and then by the Elizabethan Kingdom of Ireland, and were formalised as land divisions at the time of the Plantations of Ireland. They no longer correspond to the boundaries of Roman Catholic or Church of Ireland parishes, which are generally larger. Their use as administrative units was gradually replaced by Poor Law Divisions in the 19th century, although they were not formally abolished. Today they are still sometimes used for legal purposes, such as to locate property in deeds of property registered between 1833 and 1946. Origins The Irish parish was based on the Gaelic territorial unit called a '' túath'' or '' Trícha cét''. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Anglo-Norman barons retained the ''tuath'', later renamed a parish or manor, as a unit of taxation. The civil parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballykeel
Ballykeel (from Irish language, Irish An Baile Caol, meaning "the narrow townland/farmstead") is a townland, containing a large housing estate off the Crebilly Road in South-East Ballymena, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland. History The Ballykeel estate is divided into two separate estates, with the estate on the Western side known as "Ballykeel 1", built in 1962 to relieve overcrowding in Ballymena, and also to facilitate people coming into the town from the country to work in the factories in Ballymena. "Ballykeel 2" on the Eastern side, was built in 1972, due to further demand for housing. Ballykeel 1 comprises mainly rows of terraced houses parallel to the street, as well as 2 or 3 storey blocks of Apartment, flats or Apartment, maisonettes. Ballykeel 2 is built in the Radburn design housing, Radburn layout, with many of the terraced houses not facing the street, but onto a Footpath, pedestrian path. Larger houses near the entrance of Ballykeel 2 show where the factory manage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
