Ringhaddy (
) is a
townland
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on the shores of
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 ...
,
County Down
County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...
,
Northern Ireland
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, 5 km south of
Whiterock.
It is in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Killinchy and the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Dufferin.
History
The name Ringhaddy was first seen as ''Ecclesia de Rencady'', the church of Ringhaddy, in the Papal Taxation of 1306. In 1470 the castle was recorded captured by Henry O'Neill, then transferred to MacQuillen of Dufferin.
A c.1580 map of County Down showed ''Renaghaddye'', with 2 castles and a church, on a peninsula or island. The ruined church is on a drumlin north of the castle, which was built in the 15th century. The manor and castle of Ringhaddy and
Killyleagh
Killyleagh (; ) is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,787 people in the 2021 Census. It is bes ...
belonged to the Whites of Dufferin in 1605,
[ the castle having been remodeled by Sir ]Ralph Lane
Sir Ralph Lane (c. 1532 – October 1603)''The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509–1558,'' ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982''Lane, Ralph (c. 1532–1603), of London''/ref> in 1601-2.[ As well as the castle and church (both scheduled historic monuments) there is a quay.][
]
Places of interest
It is the home of Ringhaddy Daffodils, which breeds and grows prize winning daffodils, and Ringhaddy Cruising Club, a yacht club founded in 1975.
The area has become very popular for diving, with the wreck of the ''MY Alastor'' some 80m offshore from Ringhaddy Quay at a depth of 23m. This 143 ft luxury motor yacht was built in 1927 and destroyed by fire on 11 March 1946 while moored up for painting.
See also
*List of townlands in County Down
In Ireland, Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Down, Northern Ireland:
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Acre McCricket, Aghacullion, Aghandunvarran, Aghavilly, ...
* Ringhand
References
External links
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Townlands of County Down
Civil parish of Killinchy