Annalong
Sign in to saveAnnalong () is a seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, south of Newcastle. Annalong is in the civil parish of Kilkeel, the barony of Mourne, and the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It had a population of 2,037 at the 2021 census. The village formerly exported dressed granite and is now a fishing and holiday resort.
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Place details
- Locality
- Annalong
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Annalong
- UK place.irish_name
- Áth na Long
- UK place.static_image_name
- Approaching the Orange Arch in Glasdrumman Road, Annalong - geograph.org.uk - 4055176.jpg
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Approaching the Orange Arch in Glasdrumman Road, Annalong
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Annalong, 1st July 2014
- UK place.map_alt
- Annalong is situated on the coast in the far south-east of Northern Ireland.
- UK place.population
- 2,037
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.label_position
- none
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Newry and Mourne
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- NEWRY
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Áth na Long
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- County Down
- Population
- +1778
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Annalong cornmill.jpg
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- P7959
- County Down
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Places of interest
- Annalong Cornmill
- Annalong Harbour
- Annalong Holiday Park
- Annalong Coastguard Station
- Other places of interest
- Music
- Education
- Demography
- 2011 census
- 2001 census
- Religion
- Sport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Annalong () is a seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, south of Newcastle. Annalong is in the civil parish of Kilkeel, the barony of Mourne, and the Newry and Mourne District Council area. It had a population of 2,037 at the 2021 census. The village formerly exported dressed granite and is now a fishing and holiday resort.
==History== In the census report of 1659, Annalong is referred to as a 'quarter' - a sub-division of a townland - in this case Moneydarraghmore. Like practically every locality in Mourne, the name derives from the Irish Celtic (Gaelic) - Ath na Long. This means 'the ford of the ships' - a reference to some crossing on the river near where it enters the harbour. It likely relates to around a thousand years ago when the Viking longships found some shelter at the mouth of the river. There is no material evidence of the Vikings ever having settled here. However, there are some words in the local dialect which would appear to suggest Norse influence, such as; 'selk', the local name for the common seal; to 'set allow' is to set on fire; to 'hain' is to eke out; 'holm' refers to low-lying land close to the river.