Places to see in Kilkeel UK

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Places to see in ( Kilkeel - UK ) • Kilkeel it is called this because of an old 14th-century church in the small town. it is a small town, civil parish and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the historic barony of Mourne . Kilkeel town is the main fishing port on the Down coast, and its harbour houses one of the largest fishing fleets in Ireland. It had a population of 6,887 people according to the 2011 Census. The town contains the ruins of a 14th-century church and fort, winding streets and terraced shops. It is located in the heart of the Mourne mountains • Kilkeel town sits on a plain south of the Mourne Mountains, west of where the Kilkeel River flows south into the North Channel. The town is centred in the townland of Magheramurphy (from Irish Machaire Mhurchaidh, meaning 'Murphy's plain'), and extends into the neighbouring townlands of: • Derryoge (from Irish Doire Ríóg, meaning 'Ríog's oak wood') • Drumcro (from Irish Druim Cró, meaning 'ridge of the fold/enclosure') • Dunnaman • Kilkeel (from Irish Cill Chaoil, meaning 'narrow church/church of the narrows') • Kilkeel takes its name from the old church overlooking the town, it being the anglicised version of the Gaelic 'Cill Chaoil' meaning Narrow Church or The Church of/in the Narrow Place. The name may be drawn from the church location on a narrow site above the town. The church was constructed in 1388 and dedicated to St Colman Del Mourne. It was thought to be the principal Church in a group which included Kilmegan and Kilcoo despite the fact that Kilkeel was very sparsely populated in the Middle Ages. There are references to Kilkeel as a Christian settlement as far back as the 11th century. Kilkeel is the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Mourne. • Fishing is a major industry in Kilkeel, with Kilkeel Harbour the home port for the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland. There are fish-processing factories around the port, pleasure angling off the piers and lobster farming along the coastline. Whitewater Brewery (established 1996) brews and sells Belfast Ale. In recent years BE Aerospace has become the largest employer in the area. Its Kilkeel facility, which manufactures aircraft seats for a worldwide customer base, employs over 800 people. • ( Kilkeel - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Kilkeel . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Kilkeel - UK • Join us for more : • / @placestoseein3171 • http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/ • https://plus.google.com/1084608455791... • / placestoseein87 • / placestoseein1 • https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestos... • / places-to-see-in

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