Kilroot
Townland in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kilroot (from Irish Cill Ruaidh 'church of the redhead'[1]) is a townland, population centre and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Eden, on the outskirts of Carrickfergus on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. It is within the Mid and East Antrim area.
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Kilroot
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Irish transcription(s) | |
• Derivation: | Cill Ruaidh |
• Meaning: | Church of the redhead |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Antrim |
Barony | Belfast Lower |
Civil parish | Kilroot |
First recorded | Before 1609 |
Settlements | Kilroot |
Government | |
• Council | Mid and East Antrim |
Area | |
• Total | 647.94 acres (262.21 ha) |
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