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Derriaghy, (/ˌdɛrɪˈæxi/;[1] also known as Derryaghy), (from Irish: Doire Achaidh, meaning 'oak-wood of the field'), is a townland (of 538 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 5.5 miles (9 km) south-west of Belfast city centre.[2] The townland is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish covers areas of both Belfast Upper and the barony of Massereene Upper.[3]

Derriaghy Irish: Doire Achaidh
Christ Church (COI), Derriaghy, in 2005
District	Lisburn and Castlereagh
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Belfast
Postcode district	BT17
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim

History

The listed Christ Church Church of Ireland church in Derriaghy occupies the site of an early church.[2] The earliest documentary reference to a church in Derriaghy is in a letter from Pope Innocent III in 1204. The Taxation of Down, Connor and Dromore of 1306-07 also mentions a church in Derriaghy. The records of an Inquisition in Antrim 1n 1605, indicate that the parish church of Dirreraghie was in some disrepair.[4]

Churches

• Christ Church Church of Ireland, listed building.
• Derriaghy Gospel Hall
• St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.

Transport

Derriaghy railway station was opened in 1907 and is between Dunmurry and Lambeg stations on the main Belfast-Dublin railway line.

Sport

• Derriaghy Cricket Club plays in the NCU Senior League.
• Derriaghy Cricket Club F.C. was founded in 1982 and plays in the Northern Amateur Football League.
• Éire Óg Derriaghy GAC - a Gaelic Athletic Association club founded in 1932 and comprises it's club membership from Derriaghy, Finaghy and Dunmurry.

People

• Cosslett Ó Cuinn (1907-1995), Church of Ireland minister and poet, theologian, critic and biblical scholar, born in Derriaghy
• Philip Skelton (1707-1787), Protestant clergyman and writer, born in Derriaghy

Civil parish of Derriaghy

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:[3]

See also

• List of townlands in County Antrim
• List of civil parishes in County Antrim

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derriaghy.

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