# Drumhirk

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{{Short description|Townland in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Drumhirk
| country = Northern Ireland
| static_image_name = North Down countryside (4) - geograph.org.uk - 2998836.jpg
| static_image_width = 
| static_image_caption = Drumhirk Fields 2012
| population = 
| population_ref = 
| map_type = Northern Ireland
| post_town = NEWTOWNARDS
| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT23
| dial_code = 028
| constituency_westminster = [Strangford](/source/Strangford_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| irish_name = Droim Thoirc
| irish_grid_reference = J4617766123
| unitary_northern_ireland = [Ards and North Down](/source/Ards_and_North_Down_Borough_Council)
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = [County Down](/source/County_Down)
| constituency_ni_assembly = [Strangford](/source/Strangford_(Assembly_constituency))
| hide_services = 
| coordinates = {{coord|54|31|36|N|5|44|54|W|dim:5000|display=inline,title}}
| belfast_distance_mi = 8.5
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.805
}}
'''Drumhirk''' (from {{langx|ga|Droim Thoirc}}, meaning "ridge of the wild boar"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Place Names NI Drumhirk|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/9b31e0501b744154b4584b1dce1f859b/page/Place-Name-Info/?data_id=dataSource_1-PlaceNames_Gazeteer_No_Global_IDs_3734%3A8094 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=experience.arcgis.com}}</ref>) is a rural [townland](/source/townland) between [Ballygowan](/source/Ballygowan) and [Comber](/source/Comber) in [County Down](/source/County_Down), [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland).  It has an area of 515.2 acres (2.085&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>).  It is situated in the [civil parish](/source/Civil_parishes_in_Ireland) of [Kilmood](/source/Kilmood),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kilmood townlands |url=https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rosdavies/genealogy/MAPS/TullynakillKilmoodTownlands.htm |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=freepages.rootsweb.com}}</ref> the [Poor Law Union](/source/Poor_Law_Union) of [Newtownards](/source/Newtownards) and the [historic barony](/source/Barony_(Ireland)) of [Castlereagh Lower](/source/Castlereagh_Lower).  Located 2 miles south of [Comber](/source/Comber), it lies within the [Electoral Division of Newtownards North](/source/Electoral_Division_of_Newtownards_North) which is part of the [Ards and North Down Borough Council](/source/Ards_and_North_Down).<ref>{{cite web |title=Townlands.ie County Down Townlands, Drumhirk |url=https://www.townlands.ie/down/castlereagh-lower/kilmood/kilmood/drumhirk/ |date=18 November 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of townlands in County Down](/source/List_of_townlands_in_County_Down)

==References==
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{{County Down}}

Category:Townlands of County Down
Category:Civil parish of Comber

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