Cromkill

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

Cromkill

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Cromkill (from Irish Crom Choill, meaning 'the sloping wood'[1][2]) is a townland in County Antrim, just south of Ballymena.[3] It borders Ballee to the north, Slaght to the west, and Ballycowan to the east.[4]

The townland first appeared in a taxation letter of 1605 under the name 'Ballycronekill', with the form 'Cromkill' first appearing in 1669. The oldest surviving buildings in the townland are a collection of houses on the Cockhill Road, which date from circa 1830.[5] Cromkill is recorded in the 1911 census of Ireland as having 294 residents, mostly Presbyterian.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
2. ^ "Cromkill (Crom Choill)". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
3. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
4. ^ "Cromkill Townland, Co. Antrim". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
5. ^ a b "Home | Buildings| nidirect". apps.communities-ni.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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