Derriaghy
Christ Church (COI), Derriaghy, in 2005
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBelfast
Postcode districtBT17
Dialling code028
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Northern Ireland
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Derriaghy, (/ˌdɛrɪˈæxi/;[1] also known as Derryaghy), (from Irish Doire Achaidh, meaning "oak-wood of the field"), is a townland (of 538 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles (9 km) south-west of Belfast city centre.[2] The townland is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish covers areas of both Belfast Upper and the barony of Massereene Upper.[3]

History

The listed Church of Ireland building Christ Church in Derriaghy occupies the site of an early church.[2] The earliest documentary reference to a church in Derriaghy is in a letter from Pope Innocent III in 1204. The Taxation of Down, Connor and Dromore of 1306-07 also mentions a church in Derriaghy. The records of an Inquisition in Antrim in 1605 indicate that the parish church of Dirreraghie was in some disrepair.[4]

Churches

Transport

Derriaghy railway station was opened in 1907 and is between Dunmurry and Lambeg stations on the main Belfast-Dublin railway line.

Sport

People

Civil parish of Derriaghy

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[3]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Pointon, Graham E. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-19-282745-6. ,derɪ'æxɪ
  2. ^ a b "Derryaghy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Derryaghy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Christ Church Derriaghy. A Short History of the Parish". LIsburn.com. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Gayer [née Jones], Henrietta (d. 1814), Methodist leader". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59931. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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