Ballynafoy (Annaclone)

Ballynafoy (Annaclone) (from Irish: Baile na Faiche, meaning "townland of the green") is a townland of 901 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Annaclone and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half.[2]

This article is about the townland in County Down. For other uses, see Ballynafoy.

Ballynafoy
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CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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Ballynafoy townland in 2008

Ballynafoy Hill (612 ft) is the highest point in the parish. Near the summit is a fallen standing stone and there is a rath nearby on the south-eastern slope of the hill and another lower down.[1]

There is a townland of the same name in the civil parish of Knockbreda in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.[2]

References
  1. "Ballynafoy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. "Ballynafoy". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 18 April 2015.


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