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{{short description|Village on Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland}}
{{for multi|the constituency|Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency)|the village in County Armagh|Killylea}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Killyleagh
| irish_name = Cill Ó Laoch
| local_name = 
| static_image_name = Killyleagh harbour (1) - geograph.org.uk - 296250.jpg
| static_image_caption = Killyleagh Harbour and St. John's Church
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| unitary_northern_ireland = [[Newry, Mourne and Down District Council|Newry, Mourne and Down]]
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = [[County Down]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Strangford (UK Parliament constituency)|Strangford]]
| constituency_ni_assembly = [[Strangford (Assembly constituency)|Strangford]]
| country = Northern Ireland
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|post_town = DOWNPATRICK
| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT30
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[[File:Killyleagh Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1581375.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Killyleagh Castle]] ]]
'''Killyleagh''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ɪ|l|i|ˈ|l|eɪ}}; {{Irish derived place name|Cill Ó Laoch|church of the descendants of Laoch}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12478|title=Place Names NI - Home|website=www.placenamesni.org|access-date=2 September 2013|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218195913/https://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12478|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.logainm.ie/65710.aspx|title=Cill Ó Laoch/Killyleagh|website=Logainm.ie}}</ref> is a village and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is on the [[A22 road (Northern Ireland)|A22 road]] between [[Belfast]] and [[Downpatrick]], on the western side of [[Strangford Lough]]. It had a population of 2,787 people in the [[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 Census]]. It is best known for its twelfth century [[Killyleagh Castle]]. Killyleagh lies within the [[Newry, Mourne and Down]] district.

==Demography==
According to the 2021 Census there were 2,787 people living in Killyleagh. 51% were from a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] and [[Christian denomination|'other Christian religions']] background, 37% were from a [[Catholic]] background and 12% were [[Irreligion|irreligious]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Rowallane_H3 Census Data |url=https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N20003375/ |website=[[NISRA]]}}</ref>

==Places of interest==
*[[Killyleagh Castle]] is a private family residence that is said to be the oldest inhabited castle in [[Ireland]]. It has been the home of the Hamilton family since the 17th century [[Plantation of Ulster]] and acquired its fairy-tale silhouette in the 1850s when the turrets were added, but it is mostly the same castle that the second Earl of Clanbrassil rebuilt in 1666. The castle hosts occasional concerts. In the past performers have included [[Van Morrison]], [[Arlo Guthrie]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Glen Hansard]] and [[Bap Kennedy]].
*[[Delamont Country Park]] is just outside Killyleagh on the road to Downpatrick.

==People==
{{Category see also|People from Killyleagh}}

*It was the birthplace of [[Sir Hans Sloane]], 1st [[Baronet|Bt.]] He began collecting plants and [[birds' eggs]] on the shores of [[Strangford Lough]] and his accumulation grew into a priceless collection that formed the nucleus of the [[British Museum]]. He was also personal physician to [[George II of Great Britain|King George II]] and a slave owner.
*Reverend [[Edward Hincks]], a renowned [[Assyriologist]] and [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]], was appointed [[Church of Ireland]] rector of Killyleagh in 1825, an office he was to hold for the remaining forty-one years of his life.
*[[Henry Cooke (minister)|Henry Cooke]] was the minister of 1st [[Presbyterian Church]], who went on to become Moderator of the [[Presbyterian Church in Ireland|General Assembly]] and a leading exponent of orthodox Presbyterianism in [[Belfast]] in the mid 19th century. His statue in Belfast, standing outside the [[Royal Belfast Academical Institution]], is known as "The Black Man".
*Killyleagh is the home town of [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]], the retired [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] football player. Healy is Northern Ireland's record goalscorer by a considerable distance, with 36 goals. The second highest total is 20 goals. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a European Championship Qualifying Phase, with 13 goals during the country's failed bid to reach [[Euro 2008]]. Healy's former [[Bury FC|Bury]] teammate [[Trevor Carson]] is also from Killyleagh.

*[[Robert Lowry (Indiana)|Robert Lowry]] (1824–1904), born in Killyleagh, emigrated to the [[United States]] and became a judge and [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Indiana]].
*[[Thomas L. Young]] (1832–1888), born in Killyleagh, served as [[Governor of Ohio]] from 1877 to 1878.
*[[Vice-admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice Admiral]] [[Henry Blackwood|Sir Henry Blackwood]] (1781–1830), born and buried in Killyleagh; senior-ranking officer in the [[Royal Navy]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Admiral Blackwood |journal=Lecale Review |date=2005 |volume=3}}</ref>

==Twin town==
Killyleagh is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with [[Cleveland, North Carolina]], [[United States]].

==Civil parish of Killyleagh==
The civil parish is mainly in the [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Dufferin (barony)|Dufferin]], with one [[townland]] in the barony of [[Castlereagh Upper]]. It also contains the village of Killyleagh.<ref name=Ire>{{cite web|title=Killyleagh|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>

===Townlands===
The civil parish contains the following townlands:<ref name=Ire/>
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*[[Ardigoa]]
*[[Ballyalgan]]
*[[Ballygoskin]]
*[[Ballymacarron]]
*[[Ballymacromwell]]
*[[Ballytrim]]
*[[Ballywillin]]
*[[Clay (Killyleagh)|Clay]]
*[[Cluntagh]]
*[[Commons (Killyleagh)|Commons]]
*[[Corbally, County Down|Corbally]]
*[[Corporation (Killyleagh)|Corporation]]
*[[Derryboy]]
*[[Dodd's Island]]
*[[Dunnyneill Islands]]
*[[Gibb's Island]]
*[[Island Taggart]]
*[[Killinchy in the Woods]]
*[[Kirkland and Toy]]
*[[Lisinaw]]
*[[Moymore]]
*[[Mullagh, County Down|Mullagh]]
*[[Pawle Island]]
*[[Rathcunningham]]
*[[Ringdufferin]]
*[[Simmy Island]]
*[[Toy and Kirkland]]
*[[Tullykin]]
*[[Tullymacnous]]
*[[Tullyveery]]
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==Sport==
*[[Killyleagh Youth F.C.]] play [[association football]] in the [[Northern Amateur Football League]].

==See also==
*[[Market houses in Northern Ireland]]
*[[List of civil parishes of County Down]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Killyleagh}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060216032502/http://www.killyleaghps.org.uk/ Killyleagh Primary School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100815005447/http://dufferincoachinginn.com/history.htm Brief History of Killyleagh]

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[[Category:Former boroughs in Northern Ireland]]