Ballykinler
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ballykinler (Template:Langx),[1] often transcribed as Ballykinlar, is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies 12 kilometres south west of Downpatrick, in the parish of Tyrella and Dundrum. In the 2001 census it had a population of 348 people. It is within the Newry, Mourne and Down area and runs parallel to the Irish Sea coast. Located within the Lecale Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the village is surrounded by low drumlins and marshes.[2] It is also the site of a former British Army base and internment camp known as Abercorn Barracks.
Etymology
At the time of the conquest of Ulster by John de Courcy around 1177, Ballykinlar was called Lesscummalscig. The tithes from the area went to Christ Church, Dublin to pay for wax candles hence it became Template:Etymology.[3][4]
Amenities
The village has a shop and filling station.[5] Public houses in the area include The Four Roads Inn (2 miles from the village) and the Minerstown Tavern (3 miles to the east).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The preschool playgroup in the village has received some funding from the National Lottery.[6]
Visitors to the area include walkers and hikers on the Ballykinlar to Killough walk which passes the Blue Flag beach at Tyrella.[7] A nearby coastal path is maintained by the Ministry of Defence, although access is prohibited when shooting ranges are active.[8]
Transport
Ballykinlar Halt railway station was opened in March 1915, but closed on 16 January 1950.[9]
A regular bus service runs between Downpatrick and Ballykinlar, via Clough.
Sport
Ballykinlar has three sports pitches, including two changing facilities. It also has several association football teams.Template:Fact
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Ballykinlar GAA (Baile Choinnleora in Irish), was founded in 1932. The grounds for this Gaelic football club is named in memory of the Irish nationalist, trade unionist and journalist Tadhg Barry.[10][11]
Civil parish
The civil parish is in the historic barony of Lecale Upper and contains the settlement of Ballykinler.[12] The civil parish also contains the townlands of Ballykinler Lower, Ballykinler Middle, and Ballykinler Upper.[12]
See also
Bibliography
- Prisoners of War - Ballykinlar Internment Camp 1920-1921, Liam O'Duibhir 2013 Template:ISBN
- The Ulster Defence Regiment: An Instrument of Peace?, Chris Ryder 1991 Template:ISBN
References
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- ↑ Ballykinlar, County Down, downgaa.net. Accessed 1 October 2022.
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External links
- Drumaroad History (archived 2008)
- Ballykinler Catholic Church
- BFBS radio in Ballykinler on 107.5 fm (archived 2008)