Legacurry, County Down

Legacurry
Irish: Lag an Choire
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district BT27
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

Legacurry (from Irish: Lag an Choire, meaning "hollow of the cauldron")[1] is a townland of 100 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Drumbo and the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.[2]

The name may refer to a cauldron-like pool in the Ravernet River which forms the southern boundary of the townland.[1]

Locally significant buildings include Legacurry Presbyterian Church, built in 1848 and Legacurry Primary School built in 1925.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Legacurry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. "Legacurry". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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Coordinates: 54°28′43″N 6°00′10″W / 54.47852°N 6.00266°W / 54.47852; -6.00266

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