Dunadry

Dunadry
Irish: *Dún Eadradh*
Dunadry Irish: Dún Eadradh;
	Dunadry River near Old Mill in 2008
	Dunadry Location within Northern Ireland
Population	430 (2011 Census)
• Belfast	11 mi (18 km)
District	Antrim and Newtownabbey;
County	County Antrim;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ANTRIM
Postcode district	BT41
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	South Antrim;
NI Assembly	South Antrim;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 54°40′59″N 06°07′6″W / 54.68306°N 6.11833°W

Dunadry (from Irish Dún Eadradh, meaning "middle fort")^[1] is a hamlet and townland (of 657 acres) 3 miles (5 km) from Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Grange of Nilteen and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.^[2] It is within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It had a population of 430 people (190 households) in the 2011 Census.^[3] (2001 Census: 237 people).

History[edit]

Around 1251 the name of Dunadry townland was recorded as Dunedergel. The Irish Dún Eadradh may reinterpret an earlier name, Dún Eadarghabhal (fort between forks), referring to a fort which formerly stood in the junction between the Six Mile Water River and the Rathmore Burn. The 1838 Ordnance Survey Memoir records Dunadry as taking its name from a fort which stood about 100 yards to the north of the village.^[1]

The site of an ancient church and graveyard, formerly the parish church of the Grange of Nilteen, lies in the townland. In the Papal Taxation c.1306 the church is recorded as Ecclesia de Drumnedergal. The Ordnance Survey Memoir of 1838 records, however, that the foundations of the church were wholly removed and the burial ground cultivated.^[1]

Transport[edit]

Dunadry railway station was opened on 11 April 1848 but closed on 20 September 1954.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dunadry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
^ "Dunadry". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
^ "Dunadry". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
^ "Dunadry station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

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[Pla-1] "Dunadry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

[2] "Dunadry". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

[Cen-3] "Dunadry". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

[4] "Dunadry station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 5 September 2007.

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Towns	Antrim Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Carrickfergus Larne Newtownabbey Portrush Randalstown
Villages	Aghagallon Aghalee Ahoghill Aldergrove Armoy Aughafatten Ballinderry Upper Ballinderry Lower Ballintoy Ballybogy Ballycarry Ballyeaston Ballygally Ballylinny Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Bendooragh Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle Cargan Carnalbanagh Carncastle Carnlough Clogh Cloghmills Cogry-Kilbride Craigarogan Crumlin Cullybackey Cushendall Cushendun Dervock Derrymore Doagh Donegore Drains Bay Dunadry Dundrod Dunloy Gawley's Gate Glenarm Glenavy Glenoe Glynn Gracehill Grange Corner Greenisland Groggan Kells and Connor Kellswater Keshbridge Killead Knocknacarry Longkesh Loughguile Lurganure Maghaberry Magheramorne Martinstown Mill Bay Millbank Milltown Moneyglass Monkstown Moss-side Mounthill Mullaghboy Newtown Crommelin Parkgate Portballintrae Portbraddon Portglenone Rasharkin Roughfort Stoneyford Straid Stranocum Templepatrick Toome Tullynacross Waterfoot Whitehead
Townlands	Artiforty Ballycraigy Barmeen Bonnybefore Broomhedge Broomhedge Lower Carnmoney Dunamuggy Dunmurry Dunseverick Galgorm Parks Glengormley Jordanstown Kilroot Lambeg Lisnagarvy Loughlynch Monkstown Rathcoole Solar Tobergill Whiteabbey
Landforms	Belfast Lough Benbane Head Black Mountain Cavehill Divis Fair Head Giant's Causeway Glens of Antrim Glenariff Forest Park Islandmagee Lagan Valley Larne Lough Lough Beg Portmore Lough Rathlin Island Scawt Hill Slemish Slieve True Slieveanorra Forest Tievebulliagh Waterloo Bay
Baronies	Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene Lower Massereene Upper Toome Lower Toome Upper
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