Castlereagh (County Down townland)

54°34′38″N 5°53′18″W / 54.5771795°N 5.88821°W / 54.5771795; -5.88821 Castlereagh (from Irish An Caisleán Riabhach, meaning 'the grey castle')[1] is a townland and former hamlet in the civil parish of Knockbreda, barony of Castlereagh Lower, in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It is southeast of Belfast and now at the fringe of the city's suburbs. The townland has an area of 415 acres (168 ha).[2]

  1. ^ a b "An Caisleán Riabhach/Castlereagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "County of Down". Census of Northern Ireland. histpop.org. 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

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