Bryansford

Bryansford
Irish: Áth Bhriain[1]

Kilcoo parish church, Bryansford
 Bryansford shown within Northern Ireland
Population 392 (2001 Census)
DistrictDown
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CASTLEWELLAN
Postcode district BT33
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentSouth Down
NI AssemblySouth Down
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

Coordinates: 54°13′N 5°56′W / 54.21°N 5.93°W

Bryansford is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits at the northern side of Tollymore Forest Park, roughly halfway between the towns of Newcastle and Castlewellan. The village is within the townlands of Ballyhafry and Aghacullion. It had a population of 392 people in the 2001 Census.

Places of interest

Kilcoo Parish Church was built in 1712 by the Annesley family, whose family seat is in nearby Castlewellan. Percy Jocelyn, the Bishop of Clogher from 1820 to 1822, is thought to have been buried in the Roden familty vault in the church.[2]

Tollymore Forest Park, at the edge of the village, covers 630 hectares and was formerly owned by the Earl of Roden.

People

Sport

The village has a successful Gaelic football team, Bryansford GAC. The team have won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship twice, in 1969 and 1970.They play their home matches in St. Patricks Park in the nearby town of Newcastle. [3]

2001 Census

Bryansford is classified as a rural settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 392 people living in Bryansford. Of these:

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