Legacurry, County Down

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Legacurry
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On Combe Road, Legacurry
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Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT27
Dialling code 028
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Northern Ireland
Down

Legacurry (from Irish : Lag an Choire, meaning 'hollow of the cauldron') [1] is a townland of 100 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Drumbo and the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper. [2]

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The name may refer to a cauldron-like pool in the Ravernet River which forms the southern boundary of the townland. [1]

Locally significant buildings include Legacurry Presbyterian Church, built in 1848.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Legacurry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. "Legacurry". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

Coordinates: 54°28′43″N6°00′10″W / 54.47852°N 6.00266°W / 54.47852; -6.00266