Annalong (from Irish Áth na Long, meaning 'ford of the ships')[1][2] is a seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland at the foot of the Mourne Mountains.

Like practically every locality in Mourne, the name derives from the Irish Celtic (Gaelic) - Ath na Long.

It likely relates to around a thousand years ago when the Viking longships found some shelter at the mouth of the river.

[7] Annalong Cornmill was built in the 19th century and operated until the 1960s, and was one of the last working watermills in Northern Ireland.

[9] A purpose-built standard gauge railway was built to transport almost all of the material for the construction of the reservoir.

[10] Moneydarragh Hub is a social centre offering classes, well-being and business collaboration.

[11] The Rocket Tower, situated at Cowden's yard on the Kilkeel side of Annalong, is a listed building.

Of those:[4] Annalong is classified by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as a village (i.e. it has a population between 1,000 and 2,250 people).

Annalong Canoe and Kayak Club (ACKC), trains Kilkeel Leisure Centre each Tuesday night.