Drumhirk

Drumhirk
Irish: *Droim Thoirc*
Drumhirk Irish: Droim Thoirc;
	Drumhirk Fields 2012
	Drumhirk Location within County Down
Area	0.805 sq mi (2.08 km2)
Irish grid reference	J4617766123
• Belfast	8.5 mi (13.7 km)
District	Ards and North Down;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWTOWNARDS
Postcode district	BT23
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Strangford;
NI Assembly	Strangford;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°31′36″N 5°44′54″W / 54.52667°N 5.74833°W

Drumhirk (from Irish: Droim Thoirc, meaning "ridge of the wild boar"^[1]) is a rural townland between Ballygowan and Comber in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 515.2 acres (2.085 km²). It is situated in the civil parish of Kilmood,^[2] the Poor Law Union of Newtownards and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Located 2 miles south of Comber, it lies within the Electoral Division of Newtownards North which is part of the Ards and North Down Borough Council.^[3]

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^ "Place Names NI Drumhirk". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "Kilmood townlands". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "Townlands.ie County Down Townlands, Drumhirk". 18 November 2023.

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[1] "Place Names NI Drumhirk". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[2] "Kilmood townlands". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[3] "Townlands.ie County Down Townlands, Drumhirk". 18 November 2023.

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List of places in County Down
Cities	Bangor Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)
Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Carryduff Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint
Villages and townlands	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballybannan Ballydargan Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhay Ballyholme Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballymartin Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Benraw Blackskull Bleary Braniel Bryansford Burren Cabra Carnalea Carrowdore Castlewellan Clandeboye Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Derryneill Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Gilnahirk Gransha Greencastle Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Kilcooley Killinchy Killinure Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Legacurry Legananny Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moira Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Newtownbreda Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Ringhaddy Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Struell Tievenadarragh Tullylish Tullynakill Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock
Landforms	Ards Peninsula Burr Point Carlingford Lough Cloughmore Copeland Islands Cranfield Point Lecale peninsula Lough Island Reavy Mournes St. John's Point Slieve Croob Strangford Lough Islands of County Down
Baronies	Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of Newry Mourne
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