Kilmore, County Down

This article is about the village and civil parish in County Down. For other uses, see Kilmore.
Kilmore
Irish: an Chill Mhór

Christ Church, Parish of Kilmore
 Kilmore shown within Northern Ireland
Population 500 (2011 Census)
DistrictDown
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district BT30
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentStrangforg
NI AssemblyStrangford
List of places
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Coordinates: 54°23′17″N 5°47′12″W / 54.388°N 5.7867°W / 54.388; -5.7867

Kilmore is a village, civil parish and townland (of 149 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland, about 1 mile from Crossgar. It is situated in the historic baronies of Castlereagh Upper and Kinelarty.[1]

History

Kilmore derives it name from the Irish word 'an Chill Mhór', meaning "the big church",[2] as it is most famous for the historic 18th century Anglican church now located in the Ulster Museum. Eighty years after the church was built in 1790, a new church was built nearby in 1870 to heal rifts within the church concerning the nature of Anglo-Catholic worship in the decades prior. It remains the place of worship for the same Church of Ireland congregation Church Parish of Kilmore to this day.[3]

Kilmore Presbyterian Church is located 2 miles outside Kilmore towards Ballynahinch.

Sport

Kilmore has a Football Club called Kilmore Rec FC, which plays at Robert Adams Park, Crossgar.

Civil parish of Kilmore

The civil parish contains the villages of Crossgar and Kilmore.[1]

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[1]

  • Ballydyan
  • Barnamaghery
  • Broaghclogh (also known as Murvaclogher)
  • Cahard
  • Carnacally
  • Clontaghnaglar
  • Creevyargon
  • Creevycarnonan
  • Crossgar
  • Drumaghlis
  • Drumgiven
  • Drumnaconagher
  • Kilmore
  • Lisnamore
  • Lissara
  • Listooder
  • Magheralone
  • Murvaclogher (also known as Broaghclogh)
  • Rademan
  • Raleagh
  • Rossconor
  • Teconnaught
  • Tullynacree

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kilmore". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Placenames Database of Ireland". |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ Northern Ireland, National Museums. "Kilmore Parish Church". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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