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Knockbreda (civil Parish)
Knockbreda (Irish language, Irish: ''An Cnoc agus An Bhréadach'') is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic Barony (geographic), barony of Castlereagh Upper, with 4 townlands in the barony of Castlereagh Lower. Settlements The civil parish contains a number of areas now in Belfast: *Ballymacarrett *Braniel *Cregagh *Newtownbreda Townlands The civil parish contains the following townlands: *Ballydollaghan *Ballylenaghan *Ballymacarrett *Ballymaconaghy *Ballynafoy (Knockbreda), Ballynafoy *Ballyrushboy *Braniel *Breda, County Down, Breda *Carnamuck *Castlereagh (Knockbreda), Castlereagh *Cregagh *Galywally *Gilnahirk *Gortgrib *Knock, Belfast, Knock *Knockbreckan *Lisnabreeny *Lisnasharragh *Multyhogy *Slatady *Tullycarnet See also *List of civil parishes of County Down References {{reflist Civil parish of Knockbreda, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tullycarnet
Tullycarnet is an area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a built-up area, mostly residential, that lies around to the east of Belfast City Hall. It borders Dundonald to the west, and the main thoroughfare is Kings Road. Name The name "Tullycarnet" is from the Irish ''Tulaigh Charnáin'' ("hillock of the little cairn"). It is not known where the original cairn was. Amenties and sport Local facilities include the Comber Greenway (a long cycle/recreational path through east Belfast), a public library, Tullycarnet Park, and Tullycarnet Community Centre (hosting a number of leisure activities). Tullycarnet F.C., an association football club named for the area, entered the Northern Amateur Football League The Northern Amateur Football League, also known as the Northern Amateur League and often simply as the Amateur League, is an association football league in Northern Ireland. It contains 13 divisions. These comprise four intermediate sections: ... in 2011. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knock, Belfast
Victoria was one of the Electoral wards of Belfast, nine district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from 1985 to 2014, when it was mostly replaced by the Ormiston (District Electoral Area), Ormiston district. Located in the east of the city, the district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Ballyhackamore; Belmont; Cherryvalley; Island; Knock; Stormont; and Sydenham. Victoria, along with wards from the neighbouring Pottinger (District Electoral Area), Pottinger district and Castlereagh Borough Council, formed the Belfast East constituency for the Belfast East (Assembly constituency), Northern Ireland Assembly and Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency), UK Parliament. The district was bounded to the west by the Victoria Channel, to the north by Belfast Lough, to the northeast by North Down Borough Council, to the south and east by Castlereagh Borough Council and to the southwest by the Newtownards Road. At each election t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilnahirk
The townlands of Belfast are the oldest surviving land divisions in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The city is split between two traditional Counties by the River Lagan, with those townlands north of the river generally in County Antrim, while those on the southern bank are generally part of County Down. The following is a list of townlands within Belfast city (excluding the suburbs of Newtownabbey, Holywood and Dundonald) and their likely etymologies. County Antrim (north bank of the River Lagan) *Ballyaghagan () *Ballycollin (from ''Baile Chollan'' meaning "townland of the height") *Ballycullo (from ''Baile Mhic Cú Uladh'' meaning "MacCullagh's townland") *Ballydownfine (from ''Baile Dhún Fionn'' meaning "townland of the white fort") *Ballyfinaghy (from ''Baile Fionnachaidh'' meaning "townland of the white field") *Ballygammon (formerly Ballyogoman, from ''Baile Ó gComáin'' meaning "O'Coman's townland") – site of Musgrave Park *Ballygomartin (from ''Baile Gharraí Mháirt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
