Carryduff

Carryduff
  • Irish: Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh
Killynure Road passes through Carryduff
Carryduff is located in County Down
Carryduff
Location within County Down
Population7,173 (2021 census)
Irish grid referenceJ3683065382
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBELFAST
Postcode districtBT8
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down
54°30′32″N 5°52′19″W / 54.509°N 5.872°W / 54.509; -5.872
Carryduff Library

Carryduff (from Irish Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh, meaning 'Black Hugh's quarter')[1][2][3] is a small town and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Belfast city centre. It had a population of 7,173 people in the 2021 census.[4] Most of the settlement lies within the townland of Carryduff, although part of it extends into the neighbouring townlands of Killynure and Mealough.

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ "Ainm: Journal of the Ulster Placename Society - County Down". Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. ^ Northern Ireland Placenames Project Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Settlement 2015". NISRA. Retrieved 15 October 2023.