Kilmore, County Down

Kilmore
Irish: an Chill Mhór
Christ Church, Parish of Kilmore
Kilmore shown within Northern Ireland
Population	500 (2011 Census)
District	Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Strangforg
NI Assembly	Strangford
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Coordinates: 54°23′17″N 5°47′12″W / 54.388°N 5.7867°W / 54.388; -5.7867

Kilmore is a village, parish and townland situated 1 mile outside the village of Crossgar, County Down, with a population of several hundred.

History

Kilmore derives it name from the Irish word 'an Chill Mhór', meaning "the big church",^[1] as it is most famous for the historic 18th century Anglican church now located in the Ulster 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.^[2]

Kilmore Presbyterian Church is located 2 miles outside Kilmore towards Ballynahinch.

Sport

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

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