Billy, County Antrim

Billy (Irish: Bile)[1] is a civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It spans the historic baronies of Cary and Dunluce Lower, and is approximately 26 square miles (67 km2) in area.[2] According to the Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published by Samuel Lewis in 1837, it then had approximately 5800 inhabitants.[3]

Straidbilly Primary School, Billy, County Antrim

See also

References
  1. "Bile / Billy". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Civil Parish of Billy, Co. Antrim". townlands.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. Lewis, Samuel (1837). Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012.

55.174°N 6.455°W / 55.174; -6.455


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