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Aghlisnafin

Coordinates: 54°17′3″N 5°53′49″W / 54.28417°N 5.89694°W / 54.28417; -5.89694
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Aghlisnafin
  • Irish: Achadh Lios na bhFian
Aghlisnafin is located in County Down
Aghlisnafin
Aghlisnafin
Location within County Down
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°17′3″N 5°53′49″W / 54.28417°N 5.89694°W / 54.28417; -5.89694

Aghlisnafin (from Irish Achadh Lios na bhFian 'field of the ringfort of the warrior bands')[1] is a rural townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 843.82 acres (3.42 km2). It is situated in the civil parish of Kilmegan and the historic barony of Lecale Upper, located 2.3 miles north east of Castlewellan. It lies within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Aghlisnafin is also known as Aughlisnafin.[2]

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  1. ^ "Aghlisnafin". Place Names NI. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Aghlisnafin". townlands.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2023.