Derriaghy
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_58794.jpg) Christ Church (COI), Derriaghy, in 2005 | |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Belfast |
| Postcode district | BT17 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
Derriaghy, (/ˌdɛrɪˈæxi/;[1] also known as Derryaghy), (from Irish Doire Achaidh, meaning 'oak-wood of the field'), is a townland (of 538 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles (9 km) south-west of Belfast city centre.[2] The townland is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish covers areas of both Belfast Upper and the barony of Massereene Upper.[3]
- ^ Pointon, Graham E. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 73. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
,derɪ'æxɪ
- ^ "Derryaghy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "Derryaghy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.