Tyrella
Tyrella
Tigh Riala | |
|---|---|
Civil parish | |
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_701542.jpg?lang=en) Kite surfer taking to the air at Tyrella beach | |
| Etymology: From the Irish Tigh Riala, meaning "(Saint) Riail’s (monastic) house" | |
  Tyrella Location within Northern Ireland  Tyrella Tyrella (island of Ireland) | |
| Coordinates: 54°15′25″N 5°46′46″W / 54.256966°N 5.779459°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| County | County Down |
| Barony | Lecale Upper |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode | BT30 |
| Dialing code | 028 |
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Tyrella (from Irish Tigh Riala, meaning '(Saint) Riail’s (monastic) house'[1]) is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Lecale Upper.[2]
Townlands
[edit]Tyrella civil parish contains the following townlands:[3][4]
| Townland | Irish Name | Tanslation | Area (acres) | Brief History | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrickinab | Ceathrú Mhic an Aba | ‘MacNabb’s quarter(land)’ | 267.44 | The name Carrickinab is recorded as early as 1618 and was originally derived from the Irish word for "quarter". | The name refers to the MacNabb clan, a Scottish family with branches that settled in Ulster.[5] |
| Clanmaghery | |||||
| Commons of Clanmaghery | |||||
| Glovet | |||||
| Tyrella North | |||||
| Tyrella South |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tyrella Parish, County Down". Placenamesni.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Tyrella". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Place-Name Project Map Viewer". ArcGIS Experience. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Townlands in Co. Down". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ Carrickinab. Placenames NI. Accessed 5 June 2025.
