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Ballyblack Presbyterian Church is in the barony of Ards Lower

Ballyblack is a rural area in the Ards Peninsula of County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 4 miles southeast of the town of Newtownards. Located in the barony of Ards Lower, Ballyblack townland spans the civil parish of Greyabbey and civil parish of Newtownards. [1] According to PlacenamesNI.org, the name Ballyblack originates from "Baile Bhleaic" meaning Black's townland. [1]

The churchyard of Ballyblack Presbyterian Church, located in the townland, dates to the mid-19th century. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ballyblack, County Down (Ards Lower)". Place Names NI. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. "Ballyblack Presbyterian Church - About Us". ballyblack-church.org.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021. Ballyblack Presbyterian Church is located in the heart of the Co. Down countryside, on the Ards Peninsula about 4miles out of Newtownard
  3. "Graveyards and Church sites on the Ards Peninsula". ardspeninsula.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021. Ballyblack Presbyterian [..] is in the townland of Ballyblack and parish of Newtownards [..] the oldest stone dates from 1847

Coordinates: 54°34′51″N5°37′01″W / 54.5808°N 5.6169°W / 54.5808; -5.6169