Killyleagh

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Demographics

• 22.5% were aged under 16 years and 20.3% were aged 60 and over
• 49.5% of the population were male and 50.5% were female
• 37.8% were from a Catholic
  Catholic
  
  Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek language adjective , meaning "whole" or "complete". In the context of Christianity ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages....
   background and 60.4% were from a Protestant
  Protestantism
  
  Protestantism is a movement within Christianity that originated in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. It is considered to be one of the three principal traditions of Christianity, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy....
   background
• 4.4% of people aged 16-75 were unemployed.

Places of interest

• Killyleagh Castle
  Killyleagh Castle
  
  Killyleagh Castle is a castle situated in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be the oldest inhabited castle in the country....
   is a riot of turrets and battlements rising like a fairytale vision above Killyleagh as this amazing Loire-style chateau completely dominates the small village. It is now a private family home, claimed to be the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland
  Ireland
  
  Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
  . It has been the home of the Hamilton family since the 17th century Plantation of Ulster
  Plantation of Ulster
  
  The Plantation of Ulster was planned in 1598 with the process of colonisation taking place in 1609. All the estates of the O'Neills, the Earls of Tyrone, the O'Donnells of Tyrconnell and their chief supporters were confiscated....
   and acquired its fairy-tale silhouette in the 1850s when the turrets were added, but it is mostly the same castle that the second Earl of Clanbrassil rebuilt in 1666. The castle hosts occasional concerts. In the past performers have included Van Morrison
  Van Morrison
  
  George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s....
  , Glen Hansard
  Glen Hansard
  
  Glen Hansard is an Academy Award for Best Original Song#2001 - winning songwriter, actor, and vocalist/guitarist for Ireland rock and roll group The Frames....
   and Bap Kennedy
  Bap Kennedy
  
  Martin "Bap" Kennedy is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland and older brother of singer Brian Kennedy . He is noted for writing the song "Moonlight Kiss" which was on the soundtrack for the film Serendipity ....
  .
• Delamont Country Park is just outside Killyleagh on the road to Downpatrick.

People

• It was the birthplace of Hans Sloane
  Hans Sloane
  
  Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet, Royal Society was an Ulster-Scots physician and collector, notable for bequeathing his collection to the British nation which became the foundation of the British Museum....
  . He began collecting plants and birds eggs on the shores of Strangford Lough
  Strangford Lough
  
  Strangford Lough is a lough in County Down, Northern Ireland, separated from the Irish Sea by the Ards Peninsula. It is a popular tourist attraction noted for its fishing and the picturesque villages and townships which border its waters....
   and his accumulation grew into a priceless collection that formed the nucleus of the British Museum
  British Museum
  
  The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture situated in London. Its collections, which number more than 7 million Object , are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present....
  . He was also personal physician to King George II
  George II of Great Britain
  
  George II was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg and Prince-elector#High Offices and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death....
  .
• Reverend Edward Hincks
  Edward Hincks
  
  The Reverend Edward Hincks was an Ireland clergyman, best remembered as an Assyriologist and one of the decipherers of Mesopotamian cuneiform....
  , a renowned Assyriologist and Egyptologist
  Egyptology
  
  Egyptology is a major field of archaeology, the study of ancient Egyptian History of Egypt, Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian literature, Ancient Egyptian religion, and Art of ancient Egypt from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the AD 4th century....
  , was appointed Church of Ireland
  Church of Ireland
  
  The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. Like other Anglican churches, it considers itself to be both Catholicism and Protestant Reformation....
   rector of Killyleagh in 1825, an office he was to hold for the remaining forty-one years of his life.
• Dr Henry Cooke
  Henry Cooke
  
  Henry Cooke was an English composer, actor and singer. At the outbreak of the English Civil War he was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal and joined the Cavalier cause, in the service of which he rose to the rank of Captain....
   was the minister of 1st Presbyterian Church, who went on to become Moderator of the General Assembly
  Presbyterian Church in Ireland
  
  The Presbyterian Church in Ireland , operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland....
   and a leading exponent of orthodox Presbyterianism in Belfast
  Belfast
  
  Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
   in the mid 19th century. His statue in Belfast, standing outside the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
  Royal Belfast Academical Institution
  
  The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, commonly known as 'Inst.', is a Voluntary secondary school non-denominational grammar school for boys, founded in 1810, in College Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference ....
  , is known as "The Black Man".
• Killyleagh is the home town of David Healy
  David Healy (footballer)
  
  David Jonathan Healy Order of the British Empire is a professional association football who has scored a record 35 international goals for Northern Ireland national football team....
  , the Sunderland
  Sunderland A.F.C.
  
  Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League....
   and Northern Ireland
  Northern Ireland national football team
  
  The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football . In such events, the individual countries of the United Kingdom compete separately, but do not participate in the Olympic Games....
   football player. Healy holds the record for most goals scored by a Northern Ireland player, with 35 to date (15th October 2008). He also holds the record for most goals scored in a European Championship Qualifying Phase, with 13 goals during the country's failed bid to reach Euro 2008.
• The present Duke of York, HRH Prince Andrew, has the title Baron Killyleagh.

Twin town

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
  List of villages in Northern Ireland
  
  This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland.The defines a town as having a population of 4,500 or more. Settlements of 2,250 to 4,500 people are defined as intermediate settlements, villages are defined as having populations of 1,000 to 2,250 people and small villages and hamlets are defined as having fewer than 1,000 people ...
  
• List of towns in Northern Ireland
  List of towns in Northern Ireland
  
  This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch....
  
• Market houses in Northern Ireland
  Market Houses in Northern Ireland
  
  Market houses are a notable feature of many Northern Ireland towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape....
  

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