Kilkeel, United Kingdom

Kilkeel town sits on a plain south of the Mourne Mountains, where the Kilkeel River flows south into the Irish Sea. It is in the barony of Mourne and the parish of Kilkeel. The town includes the townlands of:

Aughnahoory (from Irish Áth na hÚraí 'ford on the river Uragh' – the old name of the Kilkeel River)

Drumcro (from Druim Cró, 'ridge of the fold', or Druim Cruadh, 'hard ridge')

Maghereagh (from Machaire Riabhach, 'grey or speckled plain')

Altogether there are 69 townlands in the civil parish and barony.

Fishing is a major industry in Kilkeel, with Kilkeel Harbour the home port for the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland. There are fish-processing factories around the port, pleasure angling off the piers and lobster farming along the coastline.

As of the early 21st century, Collins Aerospace (previously known as BE Aerospace and Rockwell Collins) had become the largest employer in the area. As of 2014, its Kilkeel facility, which manufactures aircraft seats for a worldwide customer base, employed over 800 people.

Gaelscoil na mBeann is a bilingual primary school that uses the Irish language as its primary medium of instruction while English is introduced at Primary 3. The school teaches the Northern Ireland curriculum. It was established in 2010 by a group of local people and parents who wanted Gaelic-medium education for their children. The school gained recognition and funding from the Department of Education in 2012.