Killyleagh
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![]() Killyleagh Harbour and St. John's Church | |
Location within
County Down | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DOWNPATRICK |
Postcode district | BT30 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Killyleagh ( /kɪliˈleɪ/; 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.
According to the 2021 Census there were 2,787 people living in Killyleagh. 51% were from a Protestant and 'other Christian religions' background, 37% were from a Catholic background and 12% were irreligious. [3]
Killyleagh is twinned with Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.
The civil parish is mainly in the barony of Dufferin, with one townland in the barony of Castlereagh Upper. It also contains the village of Killyleagh. [6]
The civil parish contains the following townlands: [6]
Killyleagh
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![]() Killyleagh Harbour and St. John's Church | |
Location within
County Down | |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DOWNPATRICK |
Postcode district | BT30 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Killyleagh ( /kɪliˈleɪ/; 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.
According to the 2021 Census there were 2,787 people living in Killyleagh. 51% were from a Protestant and 'other Christian religions' background, 37% were from a Catholic background and 12% were irreligious. [3]
Killyleagh is twinned with Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.
The civil parish is mainly in the barony of Dufferin, with one townland in the barony of Castlereagh Upper. It also contains the village of Killyleagh. [6]
The civil parish contains the following townlands: [6]