Gilnahirk

Gilnahirk

Infobox Irish Place
name = Gilnahirk
irish = Giolla na hAdhairce
scots = Stae Brae
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pin coords = left: 165px; top: 84px
north coord = 54.5831 | west coord = -5.8397
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province = Ulster
county = County Down
NI district = Castlereagh Borough Council
UK constituency = East Belfast
EU constituency = Northern Ireland
stdcode = 028, +44 28
posttown = Belfast
postcode = BT5
population =
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Gilnahirk (derive|Irish|Giolla na hAdhairce|The boy of the horn, Ulster Scots: "Stae Brae") is a suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is within the Castlereagh Borough Council area and is located in the East Belfast constituency. It is a largely middle-class area with a mainly Protestant population. It lies around 5 miles (8 km) east south-east of Belfast City Hall.

Geographic and historical information

Gilnahirk is a name that dates back to the Middle Ages, whenever it was necessary for an area to have a "watchboy" called a "gil" on the top of the highest hill to look out for incoming enemies. "Hirk" means hill. Therefore, Gilnahirk means "watchboy on top of a hill".

Neighbouring areas

* Braniel
* Cherryvalley
* Tullycarnet

External links

* [http://www.ballyhack.co.uk/ Serving Gilnahirk]
* [http://www.cherryvalleyvillage.co.uk/ CherryvalleyVillage website]
* [http://www.castlereagh.gov.uk/ Castlereagh Borough Council official website]
* [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/maps/castlereagh/outputareas/Gilnahirk.asp Official boundary]
* [http://www.27thbelfastscouts.co.uk/ 27th Belfast Scouts official website]
* [http://www.axcis.co.uk/26055.html Gilnahirk Primary School]
* [http://www.knock.co.uk/portal.aspx Our Lady & St. Patrick's College official website]
* [http://www.gilnahirkbaptist.org.uk/ Gilnahirk Baptist Church official Web site]
* [http://www.historyfromheadstones.com/index.php?displaygraveyardinfo&graveyard_name=Gilnahirk%20Pres Gilnahirk Presbyterian Graveyard]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/11/a8533811.shtml Gilnahirk's Best Kept Secret] (from the BBC's World War 2 public archive)


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