Aghaderg is a
civil parish
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in
County Down
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,
Northern Ireland
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. It is situated in mainly in the historic
barony of
Iveagh Upper, Upper Half
Iveagh Upper, Upper Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two. It lies to the west and south of the county, split in half by the Lordship of Ne ...
, with some areas in the baronies of
Iveagh Lower, Lower Half
Iveagh Lower, Lower Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Lower into two. It is bordered by six other baronies: Massereene Upper to the north; Castlereagh ...
(2
townland
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s) and
Iveagh Upper, Lower Half
Iveagh Upper, Lower Half is the name of a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1851 with the division of the barony of Iveagh Upper into two. It lies in the centre of the county, and is bordered by six other baronies: Iveag ...
(1 townland).
Settlements
The civil parish contains the following settlements:
[
*]Loughbrickland
Loughbrickland ( or ; ) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the main Belfast to Dublin road. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District.
History
Lo ...
*Poyntzpass
Poyntzpass ( Irish: ''Pas Phoyntz'' or ''Pas an Phointe'') is a small village on the border between southern County Armagh and County Down in Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballymore and the historic barony of Orior Lower ...
*Scarva
Scarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 320.
Scarva i ...
Townlands
Aghaderg civil parish contains the following townlands:[
* Ballintaggart
* Ballygowan
* Ballynaskeagh
* Ballyvarley
* Bovennett
* Brickland
* Carrickdrumman
* Caskum
* Coolnacran
* Creevy
* Derrydrummock
* Dromorebrague
* Drummiller
* Drumnahare
* Drumsallagh
*]Edenderry
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* Glaskerbeg East
* Glaskerbeg West
* Glaskermore
* Glenloughan
* Greenan
*Legananny
Legananny (believed to be ) is a townland north of Leitrim, Northern Ireland. It contains the ancient Legannany Dolmen which has stood for between 4000 and 4500 years. It is made up of three large stones standing upright with a very large s ...
* Lisnabrague
*Lisnagade
Lisnagade () is a large multivallate earthen ringfort, three miles west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, just off the Scarva road. Lisnagade Fort rath and annex are State Care Historic Monuments in the townland of Li ...
* Lisnagonnell
* Lisnatierny
* Loughadian
* Meenan
*Scarva
Scarva ( meaning "shallow place, rough ford") is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the boundary with County Armagh, which is marked by the Newry Canal. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 320.
Scarva i ...
* Shankill
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 ...
References
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