Killyleagh

Killyleagh (/kɪliˈleɪ/; from Irish Cill Ó Laoch, meaning "church of the descendants of Laoch") is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,787 people in the 2021 Census. It is best known for its twelfth century Killyleagh Castle. Killyleagh lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down district.

For the constituency, see Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency). For the village in County Armagh, see Killylea.

Killyleagh
Killyleagh Harbour and St. John's Church
Killyleagh
Location within County Down
District
  • Newry, Mourne and Down
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOWNPATRICK
Postcode districtBT30
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
  • Strangford
NI Assembly
  • Strangford
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