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Islandreagh

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Islandreagh
  • Irish: An tOileán Riabhach
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT41
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim

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]

History

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

People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.