Tievenadarragh

Tievenadarragh (from Irish Taobh na Darach, meaning 'hillside of the oak tree')^[1] is a townland of area 1,269 acres (514 ha) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Loughinisland and the historic barony of Kinelarty.^[2]

Tievenadarragh Irish: Taobh na Darach
Loughinisland churches in 2010
Tievenadarragh Location within County Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54.3452°N 5.8458°W / 54.3452; -5.8458

Places of interest

The Loughinisland Churches are located in Tievenadarragh. They consist of the remains of three ruined churches from the 13th to the 17th centuries and a graveyard. Located on an island in Loughinisland Lake, they are accessible by a causeway.^[3] The churches have been designated state-care historic monuments at grid ref: J4234 4537.^[4]

See also

• List of townlands in County Down

References

1. "Tievenadarragh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
2. "Tievenadarragh". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
3. Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 104–105.
4. "Tievenadarragh" (PDF). State Care Historic Monuments. Retrieved 16 July 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}