Kilmore, County Down


Kilmore is a village, civil parish and townland of in County Down, Northern Ireland, about from Crossgar. It is situated in the historic baronies of Castlereagh Upper and Kinelarty.

History

Kilmore derives its name from the Irish word 'an Chill Mhór', meaning "the big church", as it is most famous for the historic 18th century Anglican church the building for which is now located in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Eighty years after the church was built in 1790, a new church was built nearby in 1870 to heal rifts within the church concerning the nature of Anglo-Catholic worship in the decades prior. It remains the place of worship for the same Church of Ireland congregation Church Parish of Kilmore to this day.

Sport

Kilmore has a Football Club called Kilmore Rec FC, which plays at Robert Adams Park, Crossgar.

Civil parish of Kilmore

The civil parish contains the villages of Crossgar and Kilmore.

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands: