Annaclone
{{short description|Village in County Down, Northern Ireland}}
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Annaclone ({{Irish derived place name|Eanach Luain|marsh of the haunch-like hill}}) is a village and civil parish between Rathfriland and Banbridge in south County Down, Northern Ireland, about 7 km south-east of Banbridge. The village is situated in the townlands of Ardbrin and Tullintanvally and both it and the civil parish are located in the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half.{{cite web|title=Annaclone|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=35620|website=Place Names NI|accessdate=17 April 2015}} It had a population of 190 people (85 households) in the 2021 census.{{fact|date=July 2025}}
The geography of Annaclone is typical of much of the area around the Mourne Mountains with rolling drumlins and farmland. Nearby Corbet Lough is visited by anglers while the highest point of the parish, locally known as 'the Knock', has views of the Mourne Mountains towards the south and Slieve Croob towards the north east.{{fact|date=July 2025}}
History
Several Celtic artefacts were found in a marsh in the Ardbrin area of Annaclone. These finds included a horn known as the 'Ardbrin Horn' which now resides in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. Historically, the area belonged to the Magennis clan. The remains of their castle are situated in nearby Rathfriland.{{fact|date=July 2025}}
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club, Annaclone GAC, was founded in 1897.{{fact|date=July 2025}}
Annaclone has previously played host to a stage of the Circuit of Ireland Rally as well as other cycling events throughout the year.{{fact|date=July 2025}}
People
- Patrick Brontë, father of Charlotte Brontë and Emily Brontë, was born in the parish in 1777 and also taught in a school in the parish.{{cite web|last1=McNeill|first1=Leo|title=Parish of Annaclone|url=http://lisburn.com/books/dromore-diocese/parish-annaclone.html|website=The Diocese of Dromore. Past and Present|accessdate=17 April 2015}} As a result, the area of southern Annaclone is known as 'The Brontë Homeland'. Although Patrick Brontë's house is now in ruins, the nearby Brontë Interpretative Centre maintains the link between the family and the area.
- Catherine O'Hare, the first European woman to cross the Canadian Rockies (with her husband Mr. Schubert, and two small children, en route to the Fraser Valley gold rush), was born around 1835 in the townland of Ballybrick in Annaclone.{{cite web |url=https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/bc-archives-time-machine/galler10/frames/schubert.htm |title=Catherine O'Hare Schubert (1835-1918) |work=Royal British Columbia Museum |access-date=2020-04-05}}
Civil parish of Annaclone
The civil parish of Annaclone includes the village of Annaclone. Townlands within the civil parish include:
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- Ardbrin
- Aughnacloy
- Ballynafern
- Ballynafoy
- Ballynagross
- Ballynanny
- Ballysheil
- Cappagh
- Clay
- Derrylough
- Lisnasliggan
- Tullintanvally
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See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Annaclone}}
- [http://www.annaclonehistory.com/ Annaclone History]
{{County Down}}
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