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Kilroot
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| Irish transcription(s) | |
| • Derivation: | Cill Ruaidh |
| • Meaning: | Church of the redhead |
 Looking in the direction of Kilroot from the promenade at Carrickfergus. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Antrim |
| Barony | Belfast Lower |
| Civil parish | Kilroot |
| First recorded | Before 1609 |
| Settlements | Kilroot |
| Government | |
| • Council | Mid and East Antrim |
| Area | |
• Total | 647.94 acres (262.21 ha) |
Kilroot (from Irish Cill Ruaidh 'church of the redhead'[1]) is a townland, population centre and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Eden, on the outskirts of Carrickfergus on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. It is within the Mid and East Antrim area.
- ^ a b Logainm - Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.