Ballynafoy (Annaclone) Explained

Official Name:Ballynafoy
Irish Name:Baile na Faiche
Static Image:The townland of Ballynafoy - geograph.org.uk - 1060027.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ballynafoy in 2008
Country:Northern Ireland

Ballynafoy (Annaclone) 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]

Ballynafoy Hill (612 ft) is the highest point in the parish. Near the summit is a 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballynafoy. Place Names NI. 18 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Ballynafoy. Ire Atlas Townlands Database. 18 April 2015.