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Lisbane is a small village and
Lisbane is a small village and townland
A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
in the parish of Tullynakill
Tullynakill () is a civil parish and townland (of 317 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower.
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The name Tullynakill appears in the 1615 Terrier of church property and on the Rave ...
and the barony of Castlereagh Lower
Castlereagh Lower (named after the former barony of Castlereagh) is a historic barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It was created by 1841 with the division of Castlereagh into two. The barony roughly matches the former Gaelic territory of '' ...
in County Down
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, Northern Ireland
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. It is between Balloo and Comber
Comber ( , , locally ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Cas ...
on the A22 road
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, 5 kilometres south-east of Comber. It is near Strangford Lough
Strangford Lough () is a large sea lough or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the wider British Isles, covering . The lough is almost fully enclosed by the Ards Peninsula and is linke ...
in the Ards and North Down Borough Council
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Lisbane had a population of 430 people in the 2011 Census.
The name ''Lisbane'' is from the Irish ''An Lios Bán'', meaning 'the white ringfort'. No white fort exists there now. There are ten other Irish townlands named ''Lisbane'', four of them in County Down, including one near Bangor.
Although the village is Lisbane, much of the village is situated within the townland of Lisbarnet. The townland of Lisbane is closer to Strangford Lough.
Musician Joshua Burnside was born here.
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Villages in County Down {{NI-stub