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Derriaghy Irish: Doire Achaidh
Christ Church (COI), Derriaghy, in 2005
District	Lisburn and Castlereagh
County	County Antrim
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
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Derriaghy, (/ˌdɛrɪˈæxi/; 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. 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.

History

The listed Church of Ireland building Christ Church in Derriaghy occupies the site of an early church. The earliest documentary reference to a church in Derriaghy is in a letter from Pope Innocent III in 1204. The Taxation of Down, Connor and Dromore of 1306-07 also mentions a church in Derriaghy. The records of an Inquisition in Antrim in 1605 indicate that the parish church of Dirreraghie was in some disrepair.

Churches

• Christ Church, Church of Ireland listed building
• Derriaghy Gospel Hall
• St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Transport

Derriaghy railway station was opened in 1907 and is between Dunmurry and Lambeg stations on the main Belfast-Dublin railway line.

Sport

• Derriaghy Cricket Club, founded in 1920 and plays in the NCU Senior League
• Derriaghy Cricket Club F.C., football club founded in 1982 that plays in the Northern Amateur Football League
• Éire Óg Derriaghy GAC, GAA club founded in 1932 that draws its membership from Derriaghy, Finaghy and Dunmurry

People

• Henrietta Gayer (1700s – 25 March 1814), early Methodist leader who had John Wesley and other preachers stay at her house
• Cosslett Ó Cuinn (1907 – 1995), Church of Ireland minister and poet, theologian, critic and biblical scholar who translated the New Testament into Irish, born in Derriaghy
• Philip Skelton (1707 – 1787), Protestant clergyman and writer, born in Derriaghy

Civil parish of Derriaghy

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:

• Aghalislone
• Aghnahough
• Ballycollin
• Ballymacoss
• Ballymacward Lower
• Ballymacward Upper
• Bovolcan
• Clogher (Derriaghy)
• Derryaghy
• Drumankelly
• Islandkelly
• Killeaton
• Kilmakee
• Lagmore
• Magheralave (Belfast Upper)
• Magheralave (Massereene Upper)
• Mullaghglass
• Poleglass
• Slievenacloy (Belfast Upper)
• Slievenacloy (Massereene Upper)
• Slievenagravery
• Tornagrough
• Tornaroy
• White Mountain

See also

• List of townlands of County Antrim
• List of civil parishes of County Antrim

References

1. 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
2. ^ "Derryaghy". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
3. ^ "Derryaghy". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
4. "Christ Church Derriaghy. A Short History of the Parish". LIsburn.com. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
5. "Gayer [née Jones], Henrietta (d. 1814), Methodist leader". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/59931. Retrieved 7 February 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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List of places in County Antrim
Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part)
Towns	Antrim Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Carrickfergus Larne Newtownabbey Portrush Randalstown
Villages	Aghagallon Aghalee Ahoghill Aldergrove Armoy Aughafatten Ballinderry Upper Ballinderry Lower Ballintoy Ballybogy Ballycarry Ballyeaston Ballygally Ballylinny Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Bendooragh Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle Cargan Carnalbanagh Carncastle Carnlough Clogh Cloghmills Cogry-Kilbride Craigarogan Crumlin Cullybackey Cushendall Cushendun Dervock Derrymore Doagh Donegore Drains Bay Dunadry Dundrod Dunloy Gawley's Gate Glenarm Glenavy Glenoe Glynn Gracehill Grange Corner Greenisland Groggan Kells and Connor Kellswater Keshbridge Killead Knocknacarry Longkesh Loughguile Lurganure Maghaberry Magheramorne Martinstown Mill Bay Millbank Milltown Moneyglass Monkstown Moss-side Mounthill Mullaghboy Newtown Crommelin Parkgate Portballintrae Portbraddon Portglenone Rasharkin Roughfort Stoneyford Straid Stranocum Templepatrick Toome Tullynacross Waterfoot Whitehead
Townlands	Artiforty Ballycraigy Barmeen Bonnybefore Broomhedge Broomhedge Lower Carnmoney Dunamuggy Dunmurry Dunseverick Galgorm Parks Glengormley Jordanstown Kilroot Lambeg Lisnagarvy Loughlynch Monkstown Rathcoole Solar Tobergill Whiteabbey
Landforms	Belfast Lough Benbane Head Black Mountain Cavehill Divis Fair Head Giant's Causeway Glens of Antrim Glenariff Forest Park Islandmagee Lagan Valley Larne Lough Lough Beg Portmore Lough Rathlin Island Scawt Hill Slemish Slieve True Slieveanorra Forest Tievebulliagh Waterloo Bay
Baronies	Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene Lower Massereene Upper Toome Lower Toome Upper
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