Kilclief Explained

Official Name:	Kilclief
Irish Name:	Cill Cléithe
Static Image:	Kilclief parish church - geograph.org.uk - 283287.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Kilclief (Church of Ireland) parish church
Coordinates:	54.3357°N -5.5447°W
Label Position:	none
Irish Grid Reference:	J 597 457
Country:	Northern Ireland
Constituency Westminster:	South Down

Kilclief (from the Irish Cill Cléithe meaning 'church of wattle')^[1] is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres.^[2]

The site of Kilclief parish church dates from the early Christian period and was granted by Bishop Malachy 3rd to the Abbey of Saint Patrick of Down in 1183.^[3]

Townlands

Kilclief civil parish contains a number townlands, including:^{[4] [5]}

• Acre McCricket (Irish: Acra Mhic Riocaird;^[6] the smallest townland in County Down at 4.9acres)^[7]
• Ballywoodan
• Cloghy
• Glebe
• Isle McCricket
• Kilclief (Irish: Cill Chléithe)^[5]
• Killard Lower
• Killard Upper
• Ross
• Tullyfoyle Lower
• Tullyfoyle Upper

See also

• Kilclief Castle
• Kilclief Ben Dearg GAC
• List of civil parishes of County Down

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kilclief placename. PlacenamesNI.org. 22 July 2020.
2. Web site: Kilclief. IreAtlas Townlands Database. 20 May 2015.
3. Colmer . Albert . Map Innovatin at KIlclief . Lecale Review . 2009 . 7.
4. Web site: Civil Parish of Kilclief, Co. Down . townlands.ie . 23 February 2024 .
5. Web site: Sub-units of: Cill Chléithe/Kilclief. Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 24 February 2024 .
6. Web site: Acre McCricket . Place Names NI. 1 December 2023.
7. Web site: Acre McCricket . townlands.ie . 1 December 2023.