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 Irish: Cill Cléithe
Kilclief (Church of Ireland) parish church
Location within County Down
Irish grid reference	J 597 457
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54.3357°N 5.5447°W / 54.3357; -5.5447

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

• Kilclief Castle
• Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC
• List of civil parishes of County Down

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.