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
Kilclief (Church of Ireland) parish church
Location within County Down
Irish grid referenceJ 597 457
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
  • South Down

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 a number townlands, including:[4][5]

  • Acre McCricket (Acra Mhic Riocaird;[6] the smallest townland in County Down at 4.9 acres (2 ha))[7]
  • Ballywoodan
  • Cloghy
  • Glebe
  • Isle McCricket
  • Kilclief (Cill Chléithe)[5]
  • Killard Lower
  • Killard Upper
  • Ross
  • Tullyfoyle Lower
  • Tullyfoyle Upper

See also

References
  1. "Kilclief placename". PlacenamesNI.org. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Kilclief". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. Colmer, Albert (2009). "Map Innovatin at KIlclief". Lecale Review. 7.
  4. "Civil Parish of Kilclief, Co. Down". townlands.ie. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. "Sub-units of: Cill Chléithe/Kilclief". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  6. "Acre McCricket". Place Names NI. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. "Acre McCricket". townlands.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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