Derriaghy

Derriaghy

Derriaghy

Townland and Civil Parish in Northern Ireland


Derriaghy, (/ˌdɛrɪˈæxi/;[1] also known as Derryaghy), (from Irish Doire Achaidh, meaning 'oak-wood of the field'), is a townland (of 538 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles (9 km) south-west of Belfast city centre.[2] The townland is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish covers areas of both Belfast Upper and the barony of Massereene Upper.[3]

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History

The listed Church of Ireland building Christ Church in Derriaghy occupies the site of an early church.[2] The earliest documentary reference to a church in Derriaghy is in a letter from Pope Innocent III in 1204. The Taxation of Down, Connor and Dromore of 1306-07 also mentions a church in Derriaghy. The records of an Inquisition in Antrim in 1605 indicate that the parish church of Dirreraghie was in some disrepair.[4]

Churches

Transport

Derriaghy railway station was opened in 1907 and is between Dunmurry and Lambeg stations on the main Belfast-Dublin railway line.

Sport

People

Civil parish of Derriaghy

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[3]

  • Aghalislone
  • Aghnahough
  • Ballycollin
  • Ballymacoss
  • Ballymacward Lower
  • Ballymacward Upper
  • Bovolcan
  • Clogher (Derriaghy)
  • Derryaghy
  • Drumankelly
  • Islandkelly
  • Killeaton
  • Kilmakee
  • Lagmore
  • Magheralave (Belfast Upper)
  • Magheralave (Massereene Upper)
  • Mullaghglass
  • Poleglass
  • Slievenacloy (Belfast Upper)
  • Slievenacloy (Massereene Upper)
  • Slievenagravery
  • Tornagrough
  • Tornaroy
  • White Mountain

See also


References

  1. Pointon, Graham E. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-19-282745-6. ,derɪ'æxɪ
  2. "Derryaghy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "Derryaghy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Gayer [née Jones], Henrietta (d. 1814), Methodist leader". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59931. Retrieved 7 February 2023.


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