Islandreagh Explained

Official Name:	Islandreagh
Irish Name:	An tOileán Riabhach
Country:	Northern Ireland
Postcode Area:	BT
Postcode District:	BT41
Dial Code:	028
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Islandreagh ^[1] is a townland of 392 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.^[2]

History

The name of the townland was recorded variously as Islanereagh in 1669 and Island Reagh in 1780.^[1]

People

• Alec Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh (1920-2007) was a Northern Ireland politician created a life peer as Baron Cooke of Islandreagh in the County of Antrim, on 11 August 1992. He lived at Islandreagh House in Dunadry.^[3]

See also

• List of townlands in County Antrim

Notes and References

1. Web site: Islandreagh. Place Names NI. 2 May 2015.
2. Web site: Islandreagh. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 2 May 2015.
3. Web site: Victor Alexander Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh. The Peerage. 2 May 2015.