Granny (townland)

Granny
townland
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation:Greanaigh
 • Meaning:"Gravelly place"
Granny is located in Northern Ireland
Granny
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Granny shown within Northern Ireland
Granny is located in the United Kingdom
Granny
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Granny (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates: 54°48′04″N 6°44′02″W / 54.801°N 6.734°W / 54.801; -6.734
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyCounty Londonderry
BaronyLoughinsholin
Civil parishKilcronaghan
Plantation grantChurch lands
First recorded1609
SettlementsKilross
Government
 • CouncilMid Ulster District
 • WardTobermore
Area
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 • Total162.79 acres (65.88 ha)
Irish grid refH8195

Granny (locally [ˌɡrani], from Irish Greanaigh 'gravelly place'[2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish on the boundary of the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and is bounded by the townlands of; Calmore, Duntribryan, Moneyshanere, Mormeal, and Tamnyaskey. It wasn't apportioned to any of the London livery companies, being kept as church lands.[3]

The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1926 it was part of Tobermore district electoral division as part of the Maghera division of Magherafelt Rural District.[4] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]

The hamlet of Kilross Villas and Kilross Primary School both lie within this townland along the Duntibryan road.[5]

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