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Ballyboley, County Down

Coordinates: 54°33′40.237″N 5°34′2.438″W / 54.56117694°N 5.56734389°W / 54.56117694; -5.56734389
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Ballyboley
School and crossroads in Ballyboley townland in 2005
Ballyboley is located in County Down
Ballyboley
Ballyboley
Location within County Down
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54°33′40.237″N 5°34′2.438″W / 54.56117694°N 5.56734389°W / 54.56117694; -5.56734389

Ballyboley (from Irish Baile na Buaile, meaning 'townland of the summer pasturage') is a townland of 783 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland,[1] near Carrowdore on the Ards Peninsula. It is situated in the civil parish of Greyabbey and the historic barony of Ards Lower.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ballyboley, County Down". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ballyboley". Ire Atlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 April 2015.