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Holywood (/ ˈ h ɒ l i w ʊ d / HOL-ee-wuud; from Latin Sanctus Boscus 'holy wood' [2]) is a town in the metropolitan area of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a civil parish and townland of 306 hectares (755 acres) lying on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby.
Site history; Built: 1886: In use: 1886 – present: ... Holywood is a military installation and the Northern Ireland headquarters of MI5, in Holywood, County Down, ...
Holywood, County Down, a town and townland in Northern Ireland Holywood, County Down (civil parish), a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland; Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland) Holywood, Dumfries and Galloway, a village and civil parish in south west Scotland Holywood railway station (Scotland), a former station
Holywood is a civil parish and townland (of 755 acres (306 ha)) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower and covers some areas that are now in Belfast. [1]
Ruins of the old church and 19th century tower (2009) A monastery was founded by St Laiseran before 640 on the site of the present ruins of the medieval Old Priory at the junction of High Street, Victoria Road and the Old Bangor Road in Holywood, County Down.
The Belfast and County Down Railway (B&CDR) opened the line between Queen's Quay, Belfast and Holywood on 2 August 1848. [3] Holywood was a terminus until May 1865, when the Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway (BH&BR) opened from Holywood to Bangor. [4]
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Hollywood (Irish: Cillín Chaoimhín, meaning 'Kevin's small church') [1] is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km (9 mi) south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. It is known for its pre-1950s themed fair which takes place in August of every year.