Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Dollingstown
Also known as: Baile Dhollainn
Dollingstown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
P Flannagan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dollingstown is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dollingstown is a large village in County Down, Northern Ireland, lying between Lurgan and Magheralin. It is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district. In the 2011 census it had a population of 2,103 people. Dollingstown is in the townland of Taughrane, which may come from Irish Tóchar Rathain ("causeway of bracken").
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Background
History
The village of Dollingstown is on the old road from Moira to Lurgan, and is in the townland of Taughrane, which may come from Irish Tóchar Rathain ("causeway of bracken") or Teach Raithin ("house of bracken"). It is said to be named from the Rev. Boghey Dolling, rector of the parish of Magheralin, who lived there in the 19th century. Dollingstown is not represented on 18th century maps, which suggests that Dollingstown probably didn't exist until the 1800s. Taughrane in its current spelling was first used in 1661. However, it had a variety of different spellings, beginning in 1655: Teaghrayne (1655), Tagharan (1657), Taghrane (1657), and then Taughrane in 1661.
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- Coordinates
- 54.4628, -6.2905
- Postcode
- BT66 7JS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lagan Valley
Sources
- wikidata: Q2149400 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dollingstown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dollingstown?
- Dollingstown is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT66 7JS).
- Is Dollingstown free to visit?
- Yes, Dollingstown is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dollingstown?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT66 7JS. It sits within the Lagan Valley parliamentary constituency.