Tievenadarragh
Tievenadarragh
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.JPG) Loughinisland churches in 2010 | |
  Tievenadarragh Location within County Down | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT30 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
Tievenadarragh (from Irish Taobh na Darach, meaning 'hillside of the oak tree')[1] is a townland of area 1,269 acres (514 ha) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Loughinisland and the historic barony of Kinelarty.[2]
Places of interest
[edit]The Loughinisland Churches are located in Tievenadarragh. They consist of the remains of three ruined churches from the 13th to the 17th centuries and a graveyard. Located on an island in Loughinisland Lake, they are accessible by a causeway.[3] The churches have been designated state-care historic monuments at grid ref: J4234 4537.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tievenadarragh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Tievenadarragh". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 104–105.
- ^ "Tievenadarragh" (PDF). State Care Historic Monuments. Retrieved 16 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
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