Legacurry
On Combe Road, Legacurry
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT27
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

Legacurry (from Irish Lag an Choire, meaning "hollow of the cauldron")[1] is a townland of 100 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Drumbo and the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper.[2]

The name may refer to a cauldron-like pool in the Ravernet River which forms the southern boundary of the townland.[1]

Locally significant buildings include Legacurry Presbyterian Church, built in 1848.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Legacurry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Legacurry". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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54°28′43″N 6°00′10″W / 54.47852°N 6.00266°W / 54.47852; -6.00266