Kilclief
Kilclief (from the Irish Cill Cléithe meaning 'church of wattle')[1] is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres.[2]
Kilclief
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  Location within County Down | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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The site of Kilclief parish church dates from the early Christian period and was granted by Bishop Malachy 3rd to the Abbey of Saint Patrick of Down in 1183.[3]
Townlands
Kilclief civil parish contains the following townlands:[2]
- Acre McCricket
- Carrowdressex
- Cloghy
- Commonreagh
- Glebe
- Isle McCricket
- Kilclief
- Ringreagh
- Ross
- Rossglass
- Tullyfoyle Lower
- Tullyfoyle Upper
References
- "Kilclief placename". PlacenamesNI.org. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Kilclief". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- Colmer, Albert (2009). "Map Innovatin at KIlclief". Lecale Review. 7.
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