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Cromkill (from Irish Crom Choill, meaning 'the sloping wood' [1] [2] ) is a townland in County Antrim, just south of Ballymena. [3] It borders Ballee to the north, Slaght to the west and Ballycowan to the east. [4]

The townland first appears in a taxation letter of 1605 under the name 'Ballycronekill', with the form 'Cromkill' first appearing in 1669. The oldest surviving buildings in the townland are a collection of houses on the Cockhill Road, which date from circa 1830. [5] Cromkill is recorded in the 1911 census of Ireland as having 294 residents, mostly Presbyterian. [5]

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References

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  5. 1 2 "Home | Buildings| nidirect". apps.communities-ni.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.