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Is Kircubbin Catholic or Protestant?

48.9% of the population were male and the other 51.1% were female. 66.8% were from a Catholic background and 31.2% were Protestant.

Which County is Kircubbin in?

Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the shores of Strangford Lough, between Newtownards and Portaferry, in the Ards and North Down Borough. Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.

What river flows into Strangford Lough?

Quoile
Course. The river begins its life as the Ballynahinch River which flows from west of the town of Ballynahinch to Annacloy where it is known as the Annacloy River. This then becomes the Quoile proper, which flows through Downpatrick and the Quoile Pondage before finally emptying into Strangford Lough.

Is ballyhalbert Catholic or Protestant?

48.9 percent of the population were male and 51.1 percent were female. 1.0 percent were from a Catholic background and 95.7 percent were from a Protestant background. 4.6 percent of persons aged 16–74 were unemployed.

What time is high tide in ballyhalbert?

7 day tide forecast for Ballyhalbert 2021

Fri Sat Sun
High 12:44am (4.27m) Low 06:52am (0.81m) High 01:06pm (4.13m) Low 07:03pm (0.91m) High 01:12am (4.21m) Low 07:24am (0.9m) High 01:34pm (4.15m) Low 07:38pm (0.92m) High 01:47am (4.11m) Low 07:58am (1.01m) High 02:10pm (4.13m) Low 08:14pm (0.98m)

Is Strangford Lough a fjord?

History. Strangford (strong-fjord) was the designated home of King Magnus (bare legs) Olafson. Upon his attempted siege of Uladh (ulster) he set up his fort in the (strong fjord) of Strangford.

Is Strangford ferry operating?

Strangford Lough Ferry Service is now operating a full timetable as shown below. The ferry departs on the hour and on the half hour.

Is ballywalter a Protestant?

48.9 percent of the population were male and 51.1 percent were female. 1.0 percent were from a Catholic background and 95.7 percent were from a Protestant background.

Is donaghadee Catholic or Protestant?

98.43% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group; 6.39% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 82.84% belong to or were brought up in a ‘Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)’ religion; and.

What time does the tide go out in Kircubbin?

Tide times for Kircubbin

Day Tide times for Kircubbin
1st Tide
26 Tue 2:50am ▲ 3.1 m ▼ 5:59pm
27 Wed 3:30am ▲ 3 m ▼ 5:57pm
28 Thu 4:20am ▲ 2.8 m ▼ 5:55pm

What time is high tide in Donaghadee?

For more information, please see FAQs….Tides for 2021-11-08.

Type of tide Time (GMT) Height (metres)
High 01:11 4.3
Low 07:09 0.7
High 13:29 4.2
Low 19:40 0.7

Where is Kircubbin village in Northern Ireland?

Kircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the shores of Strangford Lough, between Newtownards and Portaferry, in the Ards and North Down Borough. The village harbour contains leisure craft, yachts, and a sailing club.

Where to go on a boat in Kircubbin?

Access: Private property (ask permission from the landowner). Kircubbin Sailing Club – if you are visiting Strangford Lough by boat, this is the ideal mooring destination with the only deep water close to shore on the west coast of the peninsula. Location: sail/paddle/motor into Kircubbin Bay, and the yacht club is just to the north of the village.

What was the population of Kircubbin in 2001?

Kircubbin is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,214 people living in Kircubbin. Of these:

Where does the last name Kircubbin come from?

Of course it’s easy to say that Kircubbin must be derived from Kirk – (the Ulster-Scots word for church), and cubbin – the church of cubbin, or perhaps Saint Goban (such as the Dublin and Kerry place-names of Kilgobbin, and Kilgoban).