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Holywood
Coordinates: 54°38′10″N 5°50′42″W / 54.636°N 5.845°W
Holywood (/ˈhɒliwʊd/ HOL-ee-wuud) is a town and civil parish and townland (of 755 acres) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. Holywood Exchange and Belfast City Airport are nearby. The town hosts an annual jazz and blues festival.
Name
The English name Holywood comes from Latin Sanctus Boscus, meaning "holy wood". This was the name the Normans gave to the woodland surrounding the monastery of St Laiseran, son of Nasca. The monastery was founded by Laiseran before 640 and was on the site of the present Holywood Priory. The earliest Anglicized form appears as Haliwode in a 14th-century document. Today, the name is pronounced the same as Hollywood.
The Irish name for Holywood is Ard Mhic Nasca meaning "high ground of Mac Nasca".
History
In the 17th century, Ulster ports began to rise in prominence. In 1625, William Pitt was appointed as Customer of the ports of Newcastle, Dundrum, Killough, Portaferry, Donaghadee, Bangor and Holywood.
Holywood (civil parish)
Holywood is a civil parish and townland (of 755 acres (306 ha)) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower and covers some areas that are now in Belfast.
Settlements
The civil parish contains the town of Holywood.
Townlands
The civil parish contains the following townlands:
See also
References
Hunter (band)
Hunter is a Polish heavy metal band, founded in 1985 in Szczytno by Paweł Grzegorczyk and Grzegorz Sławiński. The name of the group comes from the title of the song "Die Hard The Hunter" by Def Leppard.
In 2004-2009, the band Hunter was host of the festival "Hunterfest". It took place in Szczytno on the towns beach every August. 2009 was the last edition of this festival. Foreign bands that played were such as Sepultura, Fear Factory and Napalm Death.
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Holywood
by: ZeromancerIt's the real thing
Safety's off, are you there
Are you there for me by my side
An angel who dodge the bullets wide
It feels right on a beach when you talk
You talk without a sound
And when you walk
Your feet hardly touch the ground
But you're there by my side
But you're there for me
When all this is over
Heaven knows I'm going nowhere
I was only dreaming
Censored for a deeper meaning
It wears off like lipstick on your skin
Like a day that won't begin
Waking up you can't remember
Where you've been
But you're there by my side
But you're there for me
When all this is over
Heaven knows I'm going nowhere
I was only dreaming
Censored for a deeper meaning
When all this is over
Heaven knows I'm going nowhere
I was only dreaming
Censored for a deeper meaning
But you're there by my side
But you're there for me
It's time we get things straight
Are you there?
Are you there for me, back for good?
It's 6 A.M. in Hollywood
When all this is over
Heaven knows I'm going nowhere
I was only dreaming
Censored for a deeper meaning
When all this is over
Heaven knows I'm going nowhere
I was only dreaming
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