Comber
Irish transcription(s)
  Derivation:An Comar
  Meaning:the confluence
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyDown
BaronyCastlereagh Lower, Castlereagh Upper
Settlements / TownlandsBallygowan, Moneyreagh, Cherryvalley, Comber; townlands : 43

Comber (from Irish An Comar, meaning 'the confluence'[1]) is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower, with a small portion in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[1]

Settlements

Settlements within Comber civil parish include:[2]

Townlands

Comber civil parish contains the following 43 townlands:[2] (Most of the 43 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower, but 2 townlands (Clontonakelly and Crossnacreevy) are in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[1])

  • Ballyalloly
  • Ballyaltikilligan
  • Ballyalton
  • Ballybeen
  • Ballycreelly
  • Ballygowan
  • Ballyhanwood
  • Ballyhenry Major
  • Ballyhenry Minor
  • Ballykeel
  • Ballyloughan
  • Ballymagaughey
  • Ballymaglaff
  • Ballymalady
  • Ballynichol
  • Ballyrickard
  • Ballyrush
  • Ballyrussell
  • Ballystockart
  • Ballywilliam
  • Carnasure
  • Castleaverry
  • Cattogs
  • Cherryvalley
  • Clontonakelly
  • Crossnacreevy
  • Cullintraw
  • Drumhirk
  • Edenslate
  • Glassmoss
  • Gransha
  • Killynether
  • Lisleen
  • Longlands
  • Magherascouse
  • Moneyreagh
  • Monlough
  • Mount Alexander
  • Ringcreevy
  • Rough Island
  • Town Parks
  • Trooperfield
  • Tullygarvan
  • Tullyhubbert

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Comber parish". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Comber civil parish". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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