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    Ards Upper (named after the former barony of Ards) is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southern half of the Ards Peninsula in...
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    peninsula (the 'Upper Ards' or 'Little Ards') over the following three centuries, while the northern portion (the 'Lower Ards' or 'Great Ards') became part...
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    historical territorial divisions all located on the Ards Peninsula in modern-day County Down, Northern Ireland. Ards was once an ancient Irish district that was...
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  • ARDS in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ards (or ARDS, ARDs) may refer to: ARDS, Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDs, age-related diseases Ards...
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    514 people in the 2011 Census. The town is located within the Barony of Ards Upper. Pot fishing, mainly for prawns and crabs and licensed shellfish farming...
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    Ards Lower (named after the former barony of Ards), alternatively known as North Ards, is a barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northern...
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  • acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Ards Peninsula, in the historic barony of Ards Upper. The civil parish includes the following settlements:...
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    (NISRA). Retrieved 10 August 2019. "Holywood Maypole". Visit North Down and Ards. Beattie, Jilly (23 February 2021). "Holywood's maypole severely damaged...
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    the Ards Peninsula. It is in the civil parish of Newtownards and the historic baronies of Ards Lower and Castlereagh Lower. Newtownards is in the Ards and...
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    was born in this region. Baronies Ards Lower (from the Irish: Aird) Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin (from the Irish: Duifrian)...
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    Division within the civil parish of Ballyphilip and the historical barony of Ards Upper. It is located 4km south east of Portaferry and covers an area of approximately...
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    in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about 18 miles (29 km) east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km)...
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    baronies: Lecale Upper to the south; Ards Upper to the north-east just across the mouth of Strangford Lough; Dufferin to the north; Castlereagh Upper to the north-west;...
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  • Down Baronies Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of...
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  • Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper. It lies within the Ards and North Down Borough Council. Ardquin civil parish contains...
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    townland and civil parish are situated in the historic barony of Ards Lower. It is within the Ards and North Down Borough. It had a population of 939 people...
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  • parish of Ballyphilip in the barony of Ards Upper, County Down, in Northern Ireland. It is near Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula. The townland has remains...
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    Island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, at longitude 5.4326ºW, although the monument is...
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    County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east (Irish Sea) coast of the Ards Peninsula between Donaghadee and Ballyhalbert. Ballywalter was formerly known...
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    Down Baronies Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of...
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    of Ulster in 1226, the other four being Antrim, Carrickfergus, 'del Art' (Ards) and 'Blathewyc' (Newtownards). By 1333, Antrim and Carrickfergus were still...
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    Down Baronies Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of...
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    at the 2001 census. On the other side of the lough is Portaferry on the Ards Peninsula, and there is a ferry service between the two villages. The village...
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  • Ballyphilip and the historic barony of Ards Upper, located 1.5 miles east of Portaferry. It lies within the Ards and North Down. List of townlands in County...
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  • Beg Upper Ballyveagh More Ballyveagh More Upper Benagh Lower Benagh Upper Brackenagh East Brackenagh East Upper Brackenagh West Brackenagh West Upper Carrigenagh...
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    family, who settled in the Newtownards area, at the northern end of the Ards Peninsula, along with other Normans in the 12th century. This family also...
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    Down Baronies Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of...
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    County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east (Irish Sea) coast of the Ards Peninsula between Ballywalter and Portavogie. It is largely residential and...
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  • County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper. Ardkeen civil parish contains the following townlands: Ardkeen Ballycran...
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    covering 150 km2 (58 sq mi). The lough is almost fully enclosed by the Ards Peninsula and is linked to the Irish Sea by a long narrow channel at its...
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