Islandreagh

Islandreagh (from Irish An tOileán Riabhach, meaning 'the grey or streaked island')^[1] is a townland of 392 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.^[2]

Islandreagh Irish: An tOileán Riabhach
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT41
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	South Antrim
NI Assembly	South Antrim
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History

The name of the townland was recorded variously as Islanereagh in 1669 and Island Reagh in 1780.^[1]

People

• Alec Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh (1920-2007) was a Northern Ireland politician created a life peer as Baron Cooke of Islandreagh in the County of Antrim, on 11 August 1992. He lived at Islandreagh House in Dunadry.^[3]

See also

• List of townlands in County Antrim

References

1. "Islandreagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
2. "Islandreagh". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
3. "Victor Alexander Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh". The Peerage. Retrieved 2 May 2015.