Kilconway (
) is a
barony in
County Antrim
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,
Northern Ireland
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.
It is bordered by six other baronies:
Dunluce Upper
Dunluce Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Dunluce Lower to the north; Cary to the north-east; North East Liberties of Coleraine to the north-west; Coleraine to the west; Kilconway to t ...
to the north;
Glenarm Lower to the east;
Antrim Lower
Antrim Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Antrim Upper to the south; Toome Upper to the south-west; Toome Lower to the west; Kilconway to the north-west; Glenarm Lower to the north-e ...
to the south-east;
Toome Lower to the south;
Loughinsholin
Loughinsholin () is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenagh ...
to the south-west; and
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
to the north-east.
Kilconway also formed part of the medieval territory known as
the Route
''The Route'' is a Ugandan film directed by Jayant Maru, based on a screenplay he wrote. It is about human trafficking in Uganda.
Cast
* Sharon Detoro as Samantha
* Thomas Kayondo as Sam
* Edlyn Sabrina as Sabrina
* Felix Bwanika as Mr. ...
. Springmount Bog is located within the barony.
History
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Kilconway:
Villages
*
Cargan
*
Cloughmills
*
Dunloy
*
Rasharkin
Population centres
*Clogh
*
Finvoy
*Glarryford
*Glenravel
*Killagan
*Loughguile (part in barony of Dunluce Upper)
*Newtown Crommelin
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Kilconway:
*
Ballymoney
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(also partly in barony of
Dunluce Upper
Dunluce Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Dunluce Lower to the north; Cary to the north-east; North East Liberties of Coleraine to the north-west; Coleraine to the west; Kilconway to t ...
, County Antrim and
North East Liberties of Coleraine
The North East Liberties of Coleraine (named after Coleraine town) is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It borders the north-Londonderry coastline, and is bordered by three other baronies: Coleraine to the west; Dunluce Lower to ...
,
County Londonderry
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)
*Craigs (split with barony of Toome Lower)
*Dunaghy
*
Finvoy
*Grange of Dundermot
*Killagan (split with barony of Dunluce Upper)
*Loughguille (split with barony of Dunluce Upper)
*Rasharkin
*Newtown Crommelin
References
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