Cill Ó Laoch

Killyleagh derives from Cill Ó Laoch, meaning 'church of the descendants of Laoch,', indicating an early Christian settlement founded around a monastic church. The settlement occupies a strategic location on the western shore of Strangford Lough in County Down, a name the Norse called 'Strangfyorthe' (fiord of strong currents) due to the Viking raids that plagued this coastal region from the 9t...