Ballyblack

Ballyblack is a rural area in the Ards Peninsula of County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 4 miles southeast of the town of Newtownards.

Located in the barony of Ards Lower, Ballyblack townland spans the civil parish of Greyabbey and civil parish of Newtownards.

[1] According to PlacenamesNI.org, the name Ballyblack originates from "Baile Bhleaic" meaning Black's townland.

[1] The churchyard of Ballyblack Presbyterian Church, located in the townland, dates to the mid-19th century.

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Ballyblack Presbyterian Church is in the barony of Ards Lower