Lawrencetown, County Down
Laurencetown or Lawrencetown is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. It is within the parish of Tullylish and covers the townlands of Knocknagore and Drumnascamph. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 629 people. In Irish, it is known as Baile Labhráis.
Places of interest[]
Lawrencetown House, close to the village, was built before 1834 and features a walled garden and extensive lawns stretching to the River Bann.[1]
People[]
- John Butler Yeats (1839-1922), an Irish artist and the father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats was born here.
- Lawrencetown was also the birthplace of William Dawson Lawrence (1817-1886), a successful shipbuilder, businessman and politician in Canada, who is reported to have built the largest wooden ship in the world in 1874.
Education[]
- St. Colman's Primary School: Formed on the 20th Century
Sport[]
- Lawrencetown is home to Tullylish GAA club, which was formed in July 1944 and originally called 'Saint Patrick's GAA club'.
- Tullylish Running Club: Formed in 2017 by Shauna Corbett
See also[]
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
References[]
- ^ "Lawrencetown House". Parks and Gardens UK. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
External links[]
Coordinates: 54°23′N 6°18′W / 54.383°N 6.300°W
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Categories:
- Villages in County Down
- Civil parish of Tullylish