Ballynafoy (Annaclone)

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Ballynafoy (Annaclone) (from Irish : Baile na Faiche, meaning 'townland of the green') is a townland of 901 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland. [1] It is situated in the civil parish of Annaclone and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. [2]

Ballynafoy Hill (612 ft) is the highest point in the parish. Near the summit is a standing stone and there is a rath nearby on the south-eastern slope of the hill and another lower down. [1]

There is a townland of the same name in the civil parish of Knockbreda in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ballynafoy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ballynafoy". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.