Ballynafoy (Annaclone)
This article is about the townland in County Down. For other uses, see Ballynafoy.
| Ballynafoy | |
| Irish: Baile na Faiche | |
| County | County Down |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
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Ballynafoy townland in 2008
Ballynafoy (Annaclone) (from Irish: Baile na Faiche, meaning "townland of the green") is a townland of 901 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Annaclone and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half.[2]
Ballynafoy Hill (612 ft) is the highest point in the parish. Near the summit is a fallen standing stone and there is a rath nearby on the south-eastern slope of the hill and another lower down.[1]
There is a townland of the same name in the civil parish of Knockbreda in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Ballynafoy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Ballynafoy". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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