Comber (civil parish)
Comber (from Irish: An Comar, meaning "the confluence"[1]) is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is mainly situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower, with a small portion in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[1]
Comber | |
|---|---|
| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | An Comar |
| • Meaning: | the confluence |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Down |
| Barony | Castlereagh Lower, Castlereagh Upper |
| Settlements / Townlands | Ballygowan, Moneyreagh, Cherryvalley, Comber; townlands : 43 |
Settlements
Settlements within Comber civil parish include:[2]
- Ballygowan (partly in civil parish of Killinchy[3])
- Comber
- Moneyreagh
- Cherryvalley
Townlands
Comber civil parish contains the following 43 townlands:[2] (Most of the 43 townlands are in the barony of Castlereagh Lower, but 2 townlands (Clontonakelly and Crossnacreevy) are in the barony of Castlereagh Upper.[1])
- Ballyalloly
- Ballyaltikilligan
- Ballyalton
- Ballybeen
- Ballycreelly
- Ballygowan
- Ballyhanwood
- Ballyhenry Major
- Ballyhenry Minor
- Ballykeel
- Ballyloughan
- Ballymagaughey
- Ballymaglaff
- Ballymalady
- Ballynichol
- Ballyrickard
- Ballyrush
- Ballyrussell
- Ballystockart
- Ballywilliam
- Carnasure
- Castleaverry
- Cattogs
- Cherryvalley
- Clontonakelly
- Crossnacreevy
- Cullintraw
- Edenslate
- Glassmoss
- Gransha
- Killynether
- Lisleen
- Longlands
- Magherascouse
- Moneyreagh
- Monlough
- Mount Alexander
- Ringcreevy
- Rough Island
- Town Parks
- Trooperfield
- Tullygarvan
- Tullyhubbert
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References
- "Comber parish". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Comber civil parish". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- "Ballygowan". Placenames database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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