Tullynakill ()
is a
civil parish and
townland (of 317 acres) in
County Down
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Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic
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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 '' ...
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History
The name Tullynakill appears in the 1615 Terrier of church property and on the Raven maps of c.1625. An inquisition on the bishop’s land was taken at ''Tullomkill'' in 1617, and in 1659 ''Tollenekill'' was the parish and ''Tolinkill'' the townland.
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Antiquarian William Reeves noted in the mid-19th century the ruins of a 17th-century church next to the one then in use in Tullynakill townland.][ There was a church on this site in the 9th century and the ruined old church is dated 1639. A new church was built in 1826, but is now closed.]
Settlements
The civil parish contains the village of Ardmillan
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Townlands
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[
* Ballydrain
* Ballyglighorn
*]Ballymartin
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;Northern Ireland
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* A small vill ...
Big Gull Rock
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* Gull Rock
* Horse Island][
*]Lisbane
Lisbane is a small village and townland in the parish of Tullynakill and the barony of Castlereagh Lower in County Down
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* Mahee Island
* Reagh Island
* Ringneill
* Rolly Island
*Tullynakill
* Watson's Island
* Wood Island
See also
* List of civil parishes of County Down
References
{{County Down
Townlands of County Down