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Ballyblack is a rural area in the Ards Peninsula of County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 4 miles southeast of the town of Newtownards. Located in the barony of Ards Lower, Ballyblack townland spans the civil parish of Greyabbey and civil parish of Newtownards.[1] According to PlacenamesNI.org, the name Ballyblack originates from "Baile Bhleaic" meaning Black's townland.[1]
The churchyard of Ballyblack Presbyterian Church, located in the townland, dates to the mid-19th century.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ballyblack, County Down (Ards Lower)". Place Names NI. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Ballyblack Presbyterian Church - About Us". ballyblack-church.org.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Ballyblack Presbyterian Church is located in the heart of the Co. Down countryside, on the Ards Peninsula about 4miles out of Newtownard
- ^ "Graveyards and Church sites on the Ards Peninsula". ardspeninsula.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
Ballyblack Presbyterian [..] is in the townland of Ballyblack and parish of Newtownards [..] the oldest stone dates from 1847
External links
[edit]- "Ballyblack townland on Newtownards.info". Archived from the original on 25 August 2014.