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Parish |
Irish Name & Meaning |
1 |
Aghagallon |
Achadh Gallan - field of the standing stone |
2 |
Aghalee |
Achadh Lí - field of calves |
3 |
Ahoghill |
Achadh Eochaille - field of the yew forest |
4 |
Antrim |
Aontroim - lone ridge |
5 |
Ardclinis |
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6 |
Armoy |
Oirthear Maí - the east of the plain |
7 |
Ballinderry |
Baile an Doire - townland of the oak wood |
8 |
Ballintoy |
Baile an Tuaigh - the northern townland |
9 |
Ballyclug |
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10 |
Ballycor |
Baile Uí Chorra - Curry’s townland |
11 |
Ballylinny |
Baile Linne - homestead or townland of the pond |
12 |
Ballymartin |
Baile Mhic Giolla Mhártain - Gilmartin's townland |
13 |
Ballymoney |
Baile Monaidh - homestead (or townland) on the peatland |
14 |
Ballynure |
Baile an Iúir - homestead (townland) of the yews |
15 |
Ballyrashane |
Baile Ráth Seain- farmstead of St John’s fort |
16 |
Ballyscullion |
Baile Uí Scuillín- Ó Scullín's townland |
17 |
Ballywillin |
Baile Mhuillinn - townland of the mill |
18 |
Belfast / Shankill |
Béal Feirste - mouth of the sandbanks |
19 |
Billy |
Bile - an ancient tree |
20 |
Blaris |
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21 |
Camlin |
An Chamlinn - the crooked water |
22 |
Carncastle |
Carn an Chaistéil - cairn of the castle |
23 |
Carnmoney |
Carn Monaidh - cairn of the bog |
24 |
Carrickfergus & St. Nicholas |
Carraig Fhearghai - rock of Fergus |
25 |
Connor |
Con Doire - the oak wood of the wolf |
26 |
Craigs |
Na Creaga - the rocks |
27 |
Cranfield |
Chreamhchoille - |
28 |
Culfeightrin |
Cuil-eachtrann - the corner (cuil) of the strangers |
29 |
Derryaghy |
Doire Achaidh - oak-wood of the field |
30 |
Derrykeighan |
Doire Chaocháin - Caochán’s oak-wood |
31 |
Donegore |
Dun Ó gCorra - fort or stronghold of the O'Corra |
32 |
Drumbeg |
An Droim Beag - the little ridge |
33 |
Drummaul |
Droim Málla - gentle ridge |
34 |
Dunaghy |
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35 |
Duneane |
Dun Ean - fort of the birds |
36 |
Dunluce |
Dúnlios - strong fort |
37 |
Finvoy |
An Fhionnbhoith - the white hut or monastic cell |
38 |
Glenavy |
Lann Abhaigh - church of the dwarf |
39 |
Glenwhirry |
Gleann an Choire - glen of the cauldron or whirlpool. The glen of the river Curry or Coire. Coire means a caldron, and the river got this name from a deep pool formed |
40 |
Glynn |
an Gleann - the valley |
41 |
Grange of Ballyscullion |
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42 |
Grange of Doagh |
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43 |
Grange of Drumtullagh |
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44 |
Grange of Dundermot |
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45 |
Grange of Inispollan |
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46 |
Grange of Killyglen |
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47 |
Grange of Layd |
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48 |
Grange of Muckamore |
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49 |
Grange of Nilteen |
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50 |
Grange of Shilvodan |
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51 |
Inver |
Inbhear - the mouth of a river |
52 |
Island Magee |
Oileán MhicAodha - MacAodha's island |
53 |
Kilbride |
Cill Bhríde - Bríd's church |
54 |
Killagan |
Cill Lagáin - church of the low-lying district |
55 |
Killead |
Cill Éad - the church of ? |
56 |
Kilraghts |
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57 |
Kilroot |
Cill Ruaidh - church of the redhead |
58 |
Kilwaughter |
Cill Uachtair - upper church |
59 |
Kirkinriola |
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60 |
Lambeg |
Lann Bheag - little church |
61 |
Larne |
Latharna - descendants of Lathar |
62 |
Layd |
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63 |
Loughguile |
Loch gCaol - lake of the narrows |
64 |
Magheragall |
Machaire na gCeall - plain of the churches |
65 |
Magheramesk |
Machaire Rátha Meisce - plain of the fort of the drunkenness |
66 |
Newton Crommelin |
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67 |
Portglenone |
Port Chluain Eoghain - The Fort of Eoghan's meadow |
68 |
Racavan |
Rath cabhain - the fort of the hollow |
69 |
Raloo |
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70 |
Ramoan |
Rath-Modhain - Modan's fort |
71 |
Rasharkin |
Ros-Earcáin - Erkan's promontory (raised land) |
72 |
Rashee |
Rath-sithe - the fort of the fairies. |
73 |
Rathlin |
Reachlainn |
74 |
Shankill |
Seanchill - old church |
75 |
Skerry |
An Sceire - the rocky hill |
76 |
Templecorran |
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77 |
Templepatrick |
Teampall Phádraig - Patrick's Church |
78 |
Tickmacrevan |
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79 |
Tullyrusk |
Tulach-ruisc - the hill of the morass |