Where is Ballydargan?

Ballydargan is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2712°, -5.7150°.

Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland

Ballydargan

Ballydargan in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Ballydargan is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Ballydargan is a townland eight kilometres south of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Ballydargan is in the parish of Bright. It has a rich and intricate history, deeply connected to its windmill and the Oakley Park demesne.

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Background

History

The townland's name was recorded as Balidergan as early as 1194 and appeared as Balydergan in 1333. Ballydargan was also known as Baile Ui-Deargain, O'Dargan's town. The name Deargán, meaning 'little red (-haired) one', forms the basis of the surname Ó Deargáin, which Woulfe (1923) describes as an old surname found in Westmeath, Offaly, and Cork. This surname can be anglicized to Dargan, Dergan, Dorgan, and Dorrigan. It is possible that the final element of Ballydargan is derived from the surname Ó Deargáin, though this surname is relatively uncommon in the north of Ireland, making this less likely. Historically, the townland was divided into Upper and Lower sections. In 1205 John de Courcy…

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