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Kilclief Castle, Geograph
Kilclief (from the Irish ''Cill Cléithe'' meaning 'church of wattle') is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic Barony (geographic), baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres. The site of Kilclief parish church dates from the early Christian period and was granted by Bishop Malachy 3rd to the Abbey of Saint Patrick of Down in 1183. Townlands Kilclief civil parish contains a number townlands, including: *Acre McCricket (; the smallest townland in County Down at ) *Ballywoodan *Cloghy (Kilclief), Cloghy *Glebe (Kilclief), Glebe *Isle McCricket *Kilclief () *Killard Lower *Killard Upper *Ross (Kilclief), Ross *Tullyfoyle Lower *Tullyfoyle Upper See also *Kilclief Castle *Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC *List of civil parishes of County Down References {{County Down Civil parish of Kilclief, Townlands of County Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Down (UK Parliament Constituency)
South Down is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Chris Hazzard of Sinn Féin. Constituency profile The seat covers the Mourne Mountains, and Downpatrick to the north. It has a short border with the Republic to the south. The area voted to Remain in the EU. Boundaries The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the southern part of Down. It was defined as including 'The Baronies of – Iveagh Upper, Lower Half, Lordship of Newry, and Mourne, and so much of the Barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, as comprises the Parishes of – Clonallan, Donaghmore, Drumgath, Kilbroney, and Warrenpoint.'. In 1918, it was redefined as including 'The rural district of Newry No. 1; the part of the rural district of Kilkeel which is not included in the East Down Division; and the urban districts of Newcastle, Newry and Warrenpoint.' From the dissolution of Parliament in 1922, it was merged back into Down. Maps showing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
