Killough

Killough
Irish: *Cill Locha*
Killough Irish: Cill Locha;
	Location within County Down
Population	845 (2001 Census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down (formerly Down);
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DOWNPATRICK
Postcode district	BT30
Dialling code	028
UK Parliament	South Down;
NI Assembly	South Down;

Killough (/kɪˈlɒx/ ki-LOKH; from Irish Cill Locha, meaning 'church of the loch') is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea shore near Ardglass, five miles southeast of Downpatrick. It is a conservation area notable for its sycamore-lined main street. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 845 people.

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