Tievenadarragh
Tievenadarragh (from Irish: Taobh na Darach, meaning "hillside of the oak tree")[1] is a townland of 1,269 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland, at Loughinisland. It is situated in the civil parish of Loughinisland and the historic barony of Kinelarty.[2]
Tievenadarragh
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.JPG.webp) Loughinisland churches in 2010 | |
  Tievenadarragh Location within County Down | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT30 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
Places of interest
The townland contains the Loughinisland Churches, the remains of three ruined churches dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries. They are situated in a large graveyard on an island in Loughinisland Lake, now reached by a causeway.[3] The churches are state-care historic monuments at grid ref: J4234 4537.[4]
See also
References
- "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.
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