Killyleagh

Killyleagh
Killyleagh Harbour and St. John's Church
Killyleagh is located in County Down
Killyleagh
Killyleagh
Location within County Down
District
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CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOWNPATRICK
Postcode districtBT30
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54°24′N 5°39′W / 54.40°N 5.65°W / 54.40; -5.65
Killyleagh Castle

Killyleagh (/kɪliˈl/; from Irish Cill Ó Laoch, meaning 'church of the descendants of Laoch')[1][2] 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 best known for its twelfth century Killyleagh Castle. Killyleagh lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down district.

  1. ^ "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org.
  2. ^ "Cill Ó Laoch/Killyleagh". Logainm.ie.

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